diff --git a/cmssw-tools.spec b/cmssw-tools.spec
index c640c60f638..e217936b4d9 100644
--- a/cmssw-tools.spec
+++ b/cmssw-tools.spec
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ Requires: xtd
 %ifos linux
 Requires: openldap
 Requires: gperftools
-## FORCE_REQUIRES cuda
 %{!?without_cuda:Requires: cuda cuda-compatible-runtime gdrcopy cudnn}
 
 Requires: alpaka