diff --git a/pyodbc.spec b/pyodbc.spec
index f81053a..b8d3ca3 100644
--- a/pyodbc.spec
+++ b/pyodbc.spec
@@ -35,14 +35,6 @@ decimal.
 %prep
 %autosetup -n %{name}-%{uversion} -p1
 
-# the setup.py script tries to determine the version of the package by
-#  - git describe (which does not work in github tarball)
-#  - parsing PKG-INFO (which is onyl included in sdist)
-# Let's help it:
-echo 'Version: %{uversion}' > PKG-INFO
-# (If the logic and/or parser in setup.py is changed, this might not work,
-# but the exact .egg-info filename in %%files works as a regression test.)
-
 %generate_buildrequires
 %pyproject_buildrequires