diff --git a/README.OpenAL b/README.OpenAL
index 7c0cd01f..f21c656a 100644
--- a/README.OpenAL
+++ b/README.OpenAL
@@ -18,12 +18,3 @@ ccmake .
   then press 'g' to generate and exit ]
 
 
-The alut library is also required, but comes separately in the package
-freelut-1.1.0.tar.gz. This package can be downloaded from the same page
-(http://connect.creativelabs.com/openal/default.aspx). Download and run:
-tar xzvf freelut-1.1.0.tar.gz
-cd freealut-1.1.0
-./configure
-make
-sudo make install
-
diff --git a/package/openSUSE/SimGear.spec b/package/openSUSE/SimGear.spec
index 50c3fdd1..e99f71e6 100644
--- a/package/openSUSE/SimGear.spec
+++ b/package/openSUSE/SimGear.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Source:     http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/pub/mirrors/flightgear/ftp/Source/simgear
 BuildRoot:  %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 BuildRequires: gcc, gcc-c++, cmake
-BuildRequires: freealut, freealut-devel
 BuildRequires: libopenal1-soft, openal-soft
 BuildRequires: plib-devel >= 1.8.5
 BuildRequires: libOpenSceneGraph-devel >= 3.0