diff --git a/lorax.spec b/lorax.spec
index 2bad5c91..75d43ba9 100644
--- a/lorax.spec
+++ b/lorax.spec
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ Requires:       fedup-dracut-plymouth
 Requires:       syslinux >= 4.02-5
 %endif
 
-%ifarch %{sparc}
-Requires:       silo
-%endif
-
 %ifarch ppc ppc64
 Requires:       kernel-bootwrapper
 %endif
diff --git a/share/live/sparc.tmpl b/share/live/sparc.tmpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 2452f80b..00000000
--- a/share/live/sparc.tmpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-<%page args="kernels, runtime_img, basearch, outroot, product, isolabel"/>
-<%
-configdir="tmp/config_files/sparc"
-BOOTDIR="boot"
-LIVEDIR="LiveOS"
-%>
-
-mkdir ${LIVEDIR}
-install ${runtime_img} ${LIVEDIR}/squashfs.img
-treeinfo stage2 mainimage ${LIVEDIR}/squashfs.img
-
-## install bootloader and config files
-install boot/*.b ${BOOTDIR}
-install ${configdir}/silo.conf ${BOOTDIR}
-install ${configdir}/boot.msg ${BOOTDIR}
-
-## configure bootloader
-replace @VERSION@ ${product.version} ${BOOTDIR}/boot.msg
-replace @PRODUCT@ '${product.name}' ${BOOTDIR}/boot.msg
-replace @ROOT@ 'root=live:CDLABEL=${isolabel|udev}' ${BOOTDIR}/silo.conf
-
-## install kernels
-## FIXME: this will overwrite if there are multiple sparc kernels
-%for kernel in kernels:
-    installkernel images-${basearch} ${kernel.path} ${BOOTDIR}/vmlinuz
-    installinitrd images-${basearch} ${kernel.initrd.path} ${BOOTDIR}/initrd.img
-%endfor
-
-## make boot.iso
-runcmd mkisofs -R -J -T -G /${BOOTDIR}/isofs.b -B ... \
-  -s /${BOOTDIR}/silo.conf -r -V '${isolabel}' \
-  -A "${product.name} ${product.version}" \
-  -x Fedora -x repodata \
-  -sparc-label "${product.name} ${product.version} Boot Disc" \
-  -o ${outroot}/images/boot.iso \
-  -graft-points ${BOOTDIR}=${outroot}/${BOOTDIR} \
-                ${LIVEDIR}=${outroot}/${LIVEDIR}
-treeinfo images-${basearch} boot.iso images/boot.iso
diff --git a/share/runtime-install.tmpl b/share/runtime-install.tmpl
index e4cfebda..686fb0de 100644
--- a/share/runtime-install.tmpl
+++ b/share/runtime-install.tmpl
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ installpkg kernel
 %if basearch == "s390x":
     installpkg lsscsi modutils s390utils-base s390utils-cmsfs-fuse
 %endif
-%if basearch == "sparc":
-    installpkg silo tilo
-%endif
 
 ## yay, plymouth
 installpkg plymouth
diff --git a/share/sparc.tmpl b/share/sparc.tmpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a66e2c3..00000000
--- a/share/sparc.tmpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-<%page args="kernels, runtime_img, basearch, outroot, product, isolabel"/>
-<%
-configdir="tmp/config_files/sparc"
-BOOTDIR="boot"
-LIVEDIR="LiveOS"
-%>
-
-mkdir ${LIVEDIR}
-install ${runtime_img} ${LIVEDIR}/squashfs.img
-treeinfo stage2 mainimage ${LIVEDIR}/squashfs.img
-
-## install bootloader and config files
-install boot/*.b ${BOOTDIR}
-install ${configdir}/silo.conf ${BOOTDIR}
-install ${configdir}/boot.msg ${BOOTDIR}
-
-## configure bootloader
-replace @VERSION@ ${product.version} ${BOOTDIR}/boot.msg
-replace @PRODUCT@ '${product.name}' ${BOOTDIR}/boot.msg
-replace @ROOT@ 'inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=${isolabel|udev}' ${BOOTDIR}/silo.conf
-
-## install kernels
-## FIXME: this will overwrite if there are multiple sparc kernels
-%for kernel in kernels:
-    installkernel images-${basearch} ${kernel.path} ${BOOTDIR}/vmlinuz
-    installinitrd images-${basearch} ${kernel.initrd.path} ${BOOTDIR}/initrd.img
-%endfor
-
-## make boot.iso
-runcmd mkisofs -R -J -T -G /${BOOTDIR}/isofs.b -B ... \
-  -s /${BOOTDIR}/silo.conf -r -V '${isolabel}' \
-  -A "${product.name} ${product.version}" \
-  -x Fedora -x repodata \
-  -sparc-label "${product.name} ${product.version} Boot Disc" \
-  -o ${outroot}/images/boot.iso \
-  -graft-points ${BOOTDIR}=${outroot}/${BOOTDIR} \
-                ${LIVEDIR}=${outroot}/${LIVEDIR}
-treeinfo images-${basearch} boot.iso images/boot.iso
diff --git a/src/pylorax/__init__.py b/src/pylorax/__init__.py
index 3eff6e81..069628e8 100644
--- a/src/pylorax/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pylorax/__init__.py
@@ -50,10 +50,9 @@ from discinfo import DiscInfo
 from executils import runcmd, runcmd_output
 
 class ArchData(DataHolder):
-    lib64_arches = ("x86_64", "ppc64", "sparc64", "s390x", "ia64")
+    lib64_arches = ("x86_64", "ppc64", "s390x", "ia64")
     bcj_arch = dict(i386="x86", x86_64="x86",
                     ppc="powerpc", ppc64="powerpc",
-                    sparc="sparc", sparc64="sparc",
                     arm="arm", armhfp="arm")
 
     def __init__(self, buildarch):
diff --git a/src/pylorax/treebuilder.py b/src/pylorax/treebuilder.py
index acd1a593..37f10ec0 100644
--- a/src/pylorax/treebuilder.py
+++ b/src/pylorax/treebuilder.py
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ templatemap = {
     'x86_64':  'x86.tmpl',
     'ppc':     'ppc.tmpl',
     'ppc64':   'ppc.tmpl',
-    'sparc':   'sparc.tmpl',
-    'sparc64': 'sparc.tmpl',
     's390':    's390.tmpl',
     's390x':   's390.tmpl',
     'arm':     'arm.tmpl',