diff --git a/libtdb.spec b/libtdb.spec
index f8985d6..923a665 100644
--- a/libtdb.spec
+++ b/libtdb.spec
@@ -101,12 +101,6 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags} check
 %{?export_waf_python}
 make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
-# Shared libraries need to be marked executable for
-# rpmbuild to strip them and include them in debuginfo
-find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name "*.so*" -exec chmod -c +x {} \;
-
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/libtdb.a
-
 %files
 %{_libdir}/libtdb.so.*