diff --git a/libgexiv2.spec b/libgexiv2.spec
index 73f83c2..535bb8e 100644
--- a/libgexiv2.spec
+++ b/libgexiv2.spec
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ This package contains the python3 bindings for %{name}
 %install
 %meson_install
 
-# Explicitly byte compile as the automagic byte compilation doesn't work for
-# /app prefix in flatpak builds
-%py_byte_compile %{__python3} %{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch}/gi/overrides
-
 %check
 %meson_test
 
@@ -84,6 +80,7 @@ This package contains the python3 bindings for %{name}
 %changelog
 * Sat Feb 20 2021 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 0.12.2-2
 - Remove no longer needed ldconfig_scriptlets macro call
+- Remove explicit byte compilation as the automatic works for flatpak builds now
 
 * Sat Feb 20 2021 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 0.12.2-1
 - Update to 0.12.2