diff --git a/babl.spec b/babl.spec
index d3be455..6377bed 100644
--- a/babl.spec
+++ b/babl.spec
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install INSTALL='install -p'
 mkdir -p babl_docs babl_docs/html
 cp -pr docs/graphics docs/*.html docs/babl.css babl_docs/html
 rm -rf babl_docs/html/graphics/Makefile*
-# fix timestamps for multilib
-touch -m --reference=docs/Makefile.am babl_docs/html{,/graphics}/*
 
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.la