diff --git a/easymock.spec b/easymock.spec
index 72dc6d2..0455489 100644
--- a/easymock.spec
+++ b/easymock.spec
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ find . -name "*.zip" -delete
 # For compatibility reasons
 %mvn_file ":easymock{*}" easymock@1 easymock3@1
 
+# ssh not needed during our builds 
+%pom_xpath_remove pom:extensions
 
 %build
 %mvn_build