diff --git a/libprelude.spec b/libprelude.spec
index 639be5d..14ff3a0 100644
--- a/libprelude.spec
+++ b/libprelude.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Name:		libprelude
 Version:	0.9.21.2
-Release:	8%{?dist}
+Release:	9%{?dist}
 Summary:	The prelude library        
 Group:		System Environment/Libraries 
 License:	GPLv2+
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ BuildRoot:	%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires:	gnutls-devel, python-devel, ruby, ruby-devel, lua-devel
 BuildRequires:	swig chrpath 
-%ifnarch ppc ppc64 s390 s390x
-BuildRequires:	valgrind 
-%endif
 
 %description
 The Prelude Library is a collection of generic functions providing
@@ -110,12 +107,6 @@ chmod -w %{buildroot}%{perl_vendorarch}/auto/Prelude/Prelude.so
 # Fix time stamp for both 32 and 64 bit libraries
 touch -r ./configure.in %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/prelude/default/*
 
-# PPC strips ld.so so valgrind can't run
-##%ifnarch ppc ppc64
-##%check
-##make check
-##%endif
-
 %clean
 rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
@@ -158,6 +149,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{ruby_sitearch}/PreludeEasy.so
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Apr 03 2009 Steve Grubb <sgrubb@redhat.com> 0.9.21.2-9
+- remove check section, doesn't work on anything except x86 anyways
+
 * Fri Mar 13 2009 Karsten Hopp <karsten@redhat.com> 0.9.21.2-8
 - don't buildrequire valgrind on s390x, similar to ppc