diff --git a/icu.spec b/icu.spec
index 647ca8c..541c083 100644
--- a/icu.spec
+++ b/icu.spec
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 # Set to 0 when upgrading to a new ICU release that contains up-to-date timezone data.
 # (or update the timezone data update..).
 %global use_tzdata_update 0
-# Adjust to version major; used in tzdata update.
-%global icu_major 73
 
 Name:      icu
 Version:   73.2
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ BuildArch: noarch
 %if 0%{?use_tzdata_update}
 pushd source
 unzip -o %{SOURCE1}
-rm -f data/in/icudt%{icu_major}l.dat
+rm -f data/in/icudt*l.dat
 cp -v -f %{SOURCE2} %{SOURCE3} %{SOURCE4} %{SOURCE5} data/misc
 popd
 %endif