diff --git a/python-jwt.spec b/python-jwt.spec
index e7e3d46..f35b041 100644
--- a/python-jwt.spec
+++ b/python-jwt.spec
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-cryptography >= 1.4.0
 
 %prep
 %autosetup -n %{srcname}-%{version} -p 1
+rm -rf %{eggname}.egg-info
 # prevent pullng in `addopts` for pytest run later
 rm setup.cfg