diff --git a/xdg-desktop-portal.spec b/xdg-desktop-portal.spec
index c97b8be..036adfd 100644
--- a/xdg-desktop-portal.spec
+++ b/xdg-desktop-portal.spec
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ Recommends:    flatpak >= 1.2.0
 Requires:      geoclue2 >= %{geoclue_version}
 Recommends:    pipewire >= %{pipewire_version}
 Requires:      pipewire-libs >= %{pipewire_version}
-# Used to validate icons in notifications.
-Recommends:    /usr/libexec/flatpak-validate-icon
 # Required for the document portal.
 Requires:      /usr/bin/fusermount