diff --git a/python-flit.spec b/python-flit.spec
index 6ad821f..4249ea1 100644
--- a/python-flit.spec
+++ b/python-flit.spec
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ Summary:        %{summary}
 # ./flit/log.py unknown version
 Provides:       bundled(python3dist(tornado))
 
-# soft dependency: (WARNING) Cannot analyze code. Pygments package not found.
-Recommends:     python3-pygments
-
 %description -n python3-flit %_description
 
 
@@ -100,6 +97,7 @@ export XDG_CACHE_HOME=$PWD/fake_cache
 %changelog
 * Thu Jun 08 2023 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 3.9.0-1
 - Update to 3.9.0, fixes rhbz#2203614
+- Drop unhelpful Recommends of python3-pygments
 
 * Fri May 19 2023 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 3.8.0-3
 - Fork python-flit-core from the python-flit package