diff --git a/gretl.spec b/gretl.spec
index 3f5b0b9..1f81ac5 100644
--- a/gretl.spec
+++ b/gretl.spec
@@ -29,17 +29,11 @@ BuildRequires:	ncurses-devel
 BuildRequires:	gmp-devel
 BuildRequires:	mpfr-devel
 BuildRequires:	gnuplot
-BuildRequires:	gnu-free-sans-fonts
-BuildRequires:	bitstream-vera-sans-mono-fonts
-BuildRequires:	bitstream-vera-sans-fonts
 BuildRequires:	xdg-utils
 
 Requires: gnuplot
 Requires: gtksourceview3
-Requires: gnu-free-sans-fonts
 Requires: libcurl
-Requires: bitstream-vera-sans-mono-fonts
-Requires: bitstream-vera-sans-fonts
 
 %description
 A cross-platform software package for econometric analysis, 
@@ -72,12 +66,6 @@ make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
 rm -rf %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/libgretl*.la
 rm -rf %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/gretl-gtk2/*.la
 
-#font installation
-rm -rf %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/%{name}/fonts/*
-ln -s %{_datadir}/fonts/bitstream-vera/Vera.ttf %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/%{name}/fonts/Vera.ttf
-ln -s %{_datadir}/fonts/bitstream-vera/VeraMono.ttf %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/%{name}/fonts/VeraMono.ttf
-ln -s %{_datadir}/fonts/gnu-free/FreeSans.ttf %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/%{name}/fonts/FreeSans.ttf
-
 rm -rf %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/%{name}/doc
 
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