diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-spice-parent-15.tar.gz
-/LICENSE-2.0.txt
-/spice-parent-26.pom
diff --git a/dead.package b/dead.package
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index 0000000..091a975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dead.package
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+spice-parent package is retired on c9s for CS-583
diff --git a/pom.patch b/pom.patch
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--- a/pom.patch
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@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
---- pom.xml.orig 2010-01-19 10:00:55.000000000 +0800
-+++ pom.xml 2010-09-09 16:51:11.000000000 +0800
-@@ -228,11 +228,6 @@
- maven-plugin-tools-javadoc
- 2.5
-
--
-- org.codehaus.plexus
-- plexus-javadoc
-- 1.0
--
-
-
-
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-f7d59d04c665ffbaec2ae8ad04664128 spice-parent-26.pom
-3b83ef96387f14655fc854ddc3c6bd57 LICENSE-2.0.txt
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@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-Name: spice-parent
-Version: 26
-Release: 16%{?dist}
-Summary: Sonatype Spice Components
-License: ASL 2.0
-URL: http://github.com/sonatype/oss-parents
-BuildArch: noarch
-
-Source0: http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/sonatype/spice/%{name}/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.pom
-Source1: http://apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
-
-Patch0: pom.patch
-
-BuildRequires: maven-local
-BuildRequires: forge-parent
-
-%description
-Spice components and libraries are common components
-used throughout the Sonatype Forge.
-
-%prep
-%setup -qcT
-cp -p %{SOURCE0} pom.xml
-cp -p %{SOURCE1} .
-
-#Remove plexus-javadoc
-%patch0
-
-%build
-%mvn_build
-
-%install
-%mvn_install
-
-%files -f .mfiles
-%doc LICENSE-2.0.txt
-
-%changelog
-* Fri Apr 16 2021 Mohan Boddu - 26-16
-- Rebuilt for RHEL 9 BETA on Apr 15th 2021. Related: rhbz#1947937
-
-* Wed Jan 27 2021 Fedora Release Engineering - 26-15
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_34_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Wed Jul 29 2020 Fedora Release Engineering - 26-14
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_33_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Sat Jul 11 2020 Jiri Vanek - 26-13
-- Rebuilt for JDK-11, see https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/Java11
-
-* Fri Jan 31 2020 Fedora Release Engineering - 26-12
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_32_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Fri Jul 26 2019 Fedora Release Engineering - 26-11
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_31_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Sun Feb 03 2019 Fedora Release Engineering - 26-10
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_30_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Sat Jul 14 2018 Fedora Release Engineering - 26-9
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_29_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Fri Feb 09 2018 Fedora Release Engineering - 26-8
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_28_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Thu Jul 27 2017 Fedora Release Engineering - 26-7
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_27_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Sat Feb 11 2017 Fedora Release Engineering - 26-6
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_26_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Fri Feb 05 2016 Fedora Release Engineering - 26-5
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_24_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Fri Jun 19 2015 Fedora Release Engineering - 26-4
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_23_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Sun Jun 08 2014 Fedora Release Engineering - 26-3
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_21_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Wed May 28 2014 Mikolaj Izdebski - 26-2
-- Rebuild to regenerate Maven auto-requires
-
-* Mon Mar 10 2014 Mikolaj Izdebski - 26-1
-- Update to upstream version 26
-- Update to current packaging guidelines
-
-* Sun Aug 04 2013 Fedora Release Engineering - 15-10
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_20_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Fri Feb 15 2013 Fedora Release Engineering - 15-9
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_19_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Wed Feb 06 2013 Java SIG - 15-8
-- Update for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_19_Maven_Rebuild
-- Replace maven BuildRequires with maven-local
-
-* Thu Dec 6 2012 Stanislav Ochotnicky - 15-7
-- Fix build requires and requires (#884632)
-- Cleanup specfile for latest guidelines
-- Add ASL license text
-
-* Sat Jul 21 2012 Fedora Release Engineering - 15-6
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_18_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Sat Jan 14 2012 Fedora Release Engineering - 15-5
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_17_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Wed Feb 09 2011 Fedora Release Engineering - 15-4
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_15_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Thu Sep 09 2010 Hui Wang - 15-3
-- Add pom.patch
-
-* Fri May 14 2010 Hui Wang - 15-2
-- Add instruction which create Source0 as a commont
-- Use macros in Source0
-
-* Tue May 11 2010 Hui Wang - 15-1
-- Initial version of the package