diff --git a/mpfr.spec b/mpfr.spec
index 3d7f193..f9e0231 100644
--- a/mpfr.spec
+++ b/mpfr.spec
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/libmpfr.la
 rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_infodir}/dir
 
+#these go into licenses, not doc
+rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_pkgdocdir}/COPYING  $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_pkgdocdir}/COPYING.LESSER
+
 %check
 make %{?_smp_mflags} check