diff --git a/python-yara.spec b/python-yara.spec
index 0f99fef..65c7dfd 100644
--- a/python-yara.spec
+++ b/python-yara.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ URL:            http://github.com/VirusTotal/yara-python/
 #               http://VirusTotal.github.io/yara/
 #               https://github.com/VirusTotal/yara-python/releases
 
-%global         rel             1
 %global         srcname         yara
 %global         gituser         VirusTotal
 %global         gitname         %{srcname}-python