diff --git a/sane-backends.spec b/sane-backends.spec
index d3356da..9612bc1 100644
--- a/sane-backends.spec
+++ b/sane-backends.spec
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ Requires: udev >= 143
 Requires: sane-backends-libs%{?_isa} = %{?epoch:%{epoch}:}%{version}-%{release}
 Obsoletes: sane-backends < 1.0.23-10
 Conflicts: sane-backends < 1.0.23-10
-Obsoletes: sane-backends-docs <= 1.0.17-12
-Provides: sane-backends-docs = %{?epoch:%{epoch}:}%{version}-%{release}
 
 %description
 Scanner Access Now Easy (SANE) is a universal scanner interface.  The
@@ -273,6 +271,7 @@ popd
 %changelog
 * Tue Jun 25 2013 Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com>
 - move documentation into separate doc subpackage (#977653)
+- remove ancient, unneeded obsoletes and conflicts
 
 * Mon Jun 24 2013 Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com> - 1.0.23-10
 - move some documentation to devel subpackage (#977103)