diff --git a/octave.spec b/octave.spec
index c34523d..d776a60 100644
--- a/octave.spec
+++ b/octave.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 Name:           octave
 Epoch:          6
 Version:        4.4.1
-Release:        4%{?relsuf}%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?relsuf}%{?dist}
 Summary:        A high-level language for numerical computations
 License:        GPLv3+
 URL:            http://www.octave.org
@@ -167,9 +167,6 @@ Requires:       tex(epsfig.sty)
 Requires:       tex(geometry.sty)
 Requires:       tex(graphicx.sty)
 
-Requires(post): info
-Requires(preun): info
-
 
 %description
 GNU Octave is a high-level language, primarily intended for numerical
@@ -431,6 +428,9 @@ make check
 %{_pkgdocdir}/refcard*.pdf
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Mar  7 2019 Tim Landscheidt <tim@tim-landscheidt.de> - 6:4.4.1-5
+- Remove obsolete requirements for post/preun scriptlets
+
 * Sun Feb 17 2019 Igor Gnatenko <ignatenkobrain@fedoraproject.org> - 6:4.4.1-4
 - Rebuild for readline 8.0