diff --git a/cairomm.spec b/cairomm.spec
index 7a780b8..ba87137 100644
--- a/cairomm.spec
+++ b/cairomm.spec
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ PDF_HYPERLINKS)[[:blank:]]*=[[:blank:]]*)NO[[:blank:]]*/\1YES/" \
 
 %install
 %meson_install
-find %{buildroot} -type f -name '*.la' -print -delete
 
 install -t %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/cairomm-%{apiver} -m 0644 -p \
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