diff --git a/redland.spec b/redland.spec
index 35efaf4..0b36177 100644
--- a/redland.spec
+++ b/redland.spec
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 
-%if 0%{?fedora} < 24
-%global virtuoso 1
-%endif
-
 Name:           redland
 Version:        1.0.17
-Release:        12%{?dist}
+Release:        13%{?dist}
 Summary:        RDF Application Framework
 
 License:        LGPLv2+ or ASL 2.0
@@ -24,9 +20,8 @@ BuildRequires:  raptor2-devel
 BuildRequires:  rasqal-devel >= 0.9.26
 BuildRequires:  sqlite-devel
 
-%if ! 0%{?virtuoso}
-Obsoletes: redland-virtuoso < %{version}-%{release}
-%endif
+# can probably omit soon (f28 or f29?) -- rex
+Obsoletes: redland-virtuoso < 1.0.17-8
 
 %description
 Redland is a library that provides a high-level interface for RDF
@@ -56,16 +51,6 @@ Requires:        %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 This package provides Redland's storage support for graphs in memory and
 persistently with PostgreSQL files or URIs.
 
-%if 0%{?virtuoso}
-%package         virtuoso
-Summary:         Virtuoso storage support for Redland
-BuildRequires:   libiodbc-devel
-Requires:        %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
-%description     virtuoso
-This package provides Redland's storage support for graphs in memory and
-persistently with Virtuoso files or URIs.
-%endif
-
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
@@ -82,7 +67,7 @@ export CXXFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing"
 %configure \
   --enable-release \
   --disable-static \
-  --with-virtuoso=%{?virtuoso:yes}%{!?virtuoso:no}
+  --with-virtuoso=no
 
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
@@ -124,11 +109,6 @@ make check
 %files pgsql
 %{_libdir}/redland/librdf_storage_postgresql.so
 
-%if 0%{?virtuoso}
-%files virtuoso
-%{_libdir}/redland/librdf_storage_virtuoso.so
-%endif
-
 %files devel
 %doc ChangeLog RELEASE.html
 %{_bindir}/redland-config
@@ -143,6 +123,9 @@ make check
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 13 2017 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 1.0.17-13
+- drop depcrecated virtuoso references
+
 * Thu Aug 03 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.0.17-12
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_27_Binutils_Mass_Rebuild