diff --git a/python-qt5.spec b/python-qt5.spec
index 5812ca6..e2e5119 100644
--- a/python-qt5.spec
+++ b/python-qt5.spec
@@ -328,10 +328,6 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/python3-sip
 cp -alf %{buildroot}%{py3_sipdir} \
         %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/python3-sip/PyQt5
 %endif
-if [ "%{_prefix}" != "/usr" ]; then
-  cp -ru %{buildroot}/usr/* %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/
-  rm -rf %{buildroot}/usr/*
-fi
 
 # ensure .so modules are executable for proper -debuginfo extraction
 for i in %{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch}/PyQt5/*.so %{buildroot}%{python3_dbus_dir}/pyqt5.so ; do