diff --git a/empathy.spec b/empathy.spec
index 9bb85d1..5056902 100644
--- a/empathy.spec
+++ b/empathy.spec
@@ -1,20 +1,3 @@
-## Minimum required versions.
-%global	gtk3_min_version	3.9.4
-%global	glib2_min_version	2.48.0
-%global	tp_mc_min_version	5.12.0
-%global	tp_glib_min_version	0.23.2
-%global	enchant_version		1.2.0
-%global network_manager_version 0.7.0
-%global libcanberra_version	0.4
-%global webkit_version		1.9.1
-%global goa_version		3.5.1
-%global libnotify_version	0.7.0
-%global libchamplain_version	0.12.1
-%global folks_version		0.9.5
-%global gstreamer_version	0.10.32
-%global libsecret_version	0.5
-%global gcr_version		2.91.4
-
 Name:		empathy
 Version:	3.25.90
 Release:	1%{?dist}
@@ -26,49 +9,49 @@ URL:		https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Empathy
 Source0:	http://download.gnome.org/sources/%{name}/3.25/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source1:	%{name}-README.ConnectionManagers
 
-BuildRequires:	enchant-devel >= %{enchant_version}
-BuildRequires:	iso-codes-devel
+BuildRequires:	cheese-libs-devel
+BuildRequires:	clutter-gst2-devel
+BuildRequires:	clutter-gtk-devel
+BuildRequires:	cogl-devel
 BuildRequires:	desktop-file-utils
+BuildRequires:	enchant-devel
+BuildRequires:	folks-devel
+BuildRequires:	gcr-devel
+BuildRequires:	geoclue2-devel
+BuildRequires:	geocode-glib-devel
 BuildRequires:	gettext
-BuildRequires:	glib2-devel >= %{glib2_min_version}
+BuildRequires:	glib2-devel
+BuildRequires:	gnome-online-accounts-devel
 BuildRequires:	gnutls-devel
-BuildRequires:	libcanberra-devel >= %{libcanberra_version}
-BuildRequires:	webkitgtk4-devel >= %{webkit_version}
-BuildRequires:	gtk3-devel >= %{gtk3_min_version}
+BuildRequires:	gsettings-desktop-schemas-devel
+BuildRequires:	gstreamer1-devel
+BuildRequires:	gtk3-devel
 BuildRequires:	intltool
+BuildRequires:	iso-codes-devel
+BuildRequires:	itstool
+BuildRequires:	libcanberra-devel
+BuildRequires:	libchamplain-gtk-devel
+BuildRequires:	libgudev1-devel
+BuildRequires:	libnotify-devel
+BuildRequires:	libsecret-devel
 BuildRequires:	libxml2-devel
-BuildRequires:	gsettings-desktop-schemas-devel
-BuildRequires:	telepathy-glib-devel >= %{tp_glib_min_version}
-BuildRequires:	telepathy-farstream-devel >= 0.2.1
-BuildRequires:	libnotify-devel >= %{libnotify_version}
-BuildRequires:	NetworkManager-glib-devel >= %{network_manager_version}
-BuildRequires:	libchamplain-gtk-devel >= %{libchamplain_version}
-BuildRequires:	clutter-gtk-devel >= 1.1.2
-BuildRequires:	geoclue2-devel
-BuildRequires:	geocode-glib-devel
-BuildRequires:	telepathy-logger-devel >= 0.8.0
-BuildRequires:	folks-devel >= 1:%{folks_version}
-BuildRequires:	clutter-gst2-devel
-BuildRequires:	gstreamer1-devel >= %{gstreamer_version}
-BuildRequires:	cogl-devel
-BuildRequires:	cheese-libs-devel
+BuildRequires:	NetworkManager-glib-devel
+BuildRequires:	pkgconfig(gee-0.8)
 BuildRequires:	pulseaudio-libs-devel
-BuildRequires:	libgudev1-devel
+BuildRequires:	telepathy-farstream-devel
+BuildRequires:	telepathy-glib-devel
+BuildRequires:	telepathy-logger-devel
 BuildRequires:	telepathy-mission-control-devel
-BuildRequires:	gnome-online-accounts-devel >= %{goa_version}
-BuildRequires:	libsecret-devel >= %{libsecret_version}
-BuildRequires:	gcr-devel >= %{gcr_version}
-BuildRequires:	pkgconfig(gee-0.8)
-BuildRequires:	itstool
+BuildRequires:	webkitgtk4-devel
 BuildRequires:	yelp-tools
 
 Requires:	telepathy-filesystem
-Requires:	telepathy-mission-control >= %{tp_mc_min_version}
+Requires:	telepathy-mission-control
 
 ## We install the following connection managers by default.
-Requires:	telepathy-gabble >= 0.16.0
-Requires:	telepathy-salut >= 0.8.0
-Requires:	telepathy-haze >= 0.6.0
+Requires:	telepathy-gabble
+Requires:	telepathy-haze
+Requires:	telepathy-salut
 %if 0%{?fedora}
 Requires:	telepathy-idle
 Requires:	telepathy-rakia