diff --git a/qpid-proton.spec b/qpid-proton.spec
index 07dd352..667cd51 100644
--- a/qpid-proton.spec
+++ b/qpid-proton.spec
@@ -277,8 +277,6 @@ cp -a %{buildroot}%{ruby_vendorarchdir}/cproton.so %{buildroot}%{gem_extdir_mri}
 touch %{buildroot}%{gem_extdir_mri}/gem.build_complete
 chmod 644 %{buildroot}%{gem_extdir_mri}/gem.build_complete
 cp -a examples tests lib %{buildroot}%{gem_instdir}/
-install -pm 644 LICENSE.txt %{buildroot}%{gem_instdir}/
-install -pm 644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{gem_instdir}/
 install -pm 644 %{gem_name}.gemspec %{buildroot}%{gem_spec}
 
 # clean up files that are not shipped