diff --git a/akonadi.spec b/akonadi.spec
index 96bf006..dac8478 100644
--- a/akonadi.spec
+++ b/akonadi.spec
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ BuildRequires: soprano-devel
 
 # when/if akonadi grows support for other backends, consider splitting
 # these similar to how phonon is done currently.
-Requires: qt4-mysql
+#Requires: qt4-mysql
 # not *strictly* required, but we need a functional default configuration
 #Requires: mysql-server
 Requires(postun): /sbin/ldconfig