diff --git a/readline.spec b/readline.spec
index 46d60aa..49391c1 100644
--- a/readline.spec
+++ b/readline.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ Patch101: readline-8.0-shlib.patch
 
 BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: ncurses-devel
-BuildRequires: git
 
 %description
 The Readline library provides a set of functions that allow users to
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ commands.
 %package devel
 Summary: Files needed to develop programs which use the readline library
 Requires: %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires: ncurses-devel%{?_isa}
 
 %description devel
 The Readline library provides a set of functions that allow users to
@@ -48,16 +46,14 @@ library.
 %autosetup -p1
 
 %build
-export CPPFLAGS="-I%{_includedir}/ncurses"
-%configure
+%configure --with-curses --disable-install-examples
 %make_build
 
 %install
 %make_install
 
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/readline
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_docdir}/readline
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_infodir}/dir*
+rm -vrf %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/readline
+rm -vf %{buildroot}%{_infodir}/dir*
 
 %ldconfig_scriptlets