diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-/0.2.0.tar.gz
-/0.2.1.tar.gz
-/0.2.3.tar.gz
-/v0.3.0.tar.gz
-/0.3.4.tar.gz
-/v0.3.5.tar.gz
-/0.3.6.tar.gz
-/0.4.5.tar.gz
-/0.4.6.tar.gz
-/0.5.0.tar.gz
-/0.5.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/dead.package b/dead.package
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index 0000000..5204a84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dead.package
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Orphaned for 6+ weeks
diff --git a/sources b/sources
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index cdbb19d..0000000
--- a/sources
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-fc335fbe597f2026b6d9255e8cf8f1bf  0.5.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/vertica-python-0.2.0-dateutil15.patch b/vertica-python-0.2.0-dateutil15.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 82d9e71..0000000
--- a/vertica-python-0.2.0-dateutil15.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/vertica_python/vertica/column.py b/vertica_python/vertica/column.py
-index cc0bb27..3266d74 100644
---- a/vertica_python/vertica/column.py
-+++ b/vertica_python/vertica/column.py
-@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ from collections import namedtuple
- from decimal import Decimal
- from datetime import date
- from datetime import datetime
-+from pkg_resources import require,VersionConflict
-+try:
-+    require("python_dateutil>=1.5")
-+except VersionConflict:
-+    pass
- from dateutil import parser
- from vertica_python import errors
diff --git a/vertica-python-0.5.0-crypt_windows.patch b/vertica-python-0.5.0-crypt_windows.patch
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index 7b2e096..0000000
--- a/vertica-python-0.5.0-crypt_windows.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/vertica_python/vertica/messages/frontend_messages/crypt_windows.py b/vertica_python/vertica/messages/frontend_messages/crypt_windows.py
-index 3a8276d..faa558f 100755
---- a/vertica_python/vertica/messages/frontend_messages/crypt_windows.py
-+++ b/vertica_python/vertica/messages/frontend_messages/crypt_windows.py
-@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
--#!/usr/bin/env python
--
- # Initial permutation
- IP = (
-     58, 50, 42, 34, 26, 18, 10, 2,
--- 
-2.4.3
diff --git a/vertica-python.spec b/vertica-python.spec
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--- a/vertica-python.spec
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@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-%{!?__python2: %global __python2 /usr/bin/python2}
-%{!?python2_sitelib: %global python2_sitelib %(%{__python2} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())")}
-
-Name:           vertica-python
-Version:        0.5.1
-Release:        1%{?dist}
-Summary:        A native Python adapter for the Vertica database
-
-Group:          Development/Languages
-License:        MIT
-URL:            https://github.com/uber/vertica-python
-Source0:        https://github.com/uber/vertica-python/archive/%{version}.tar.gz
-# EPEL 6 patch
-Patch0:         vertica-python-0.2.0-dateutil15.patch
-Patch1:         vertica-python-0.5.0-crypt_windows.patch
-
-BuildArch:      noarch
-BuildRequires:  python2-devel
-BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
-
-%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} <= 6
-Requires:       python-dateutil15
-Requires:       python-setuptools
-%else
-Requires:       python-dateutil >= 1.5
-%endif
-
-Requires:       pytz
-Requires:       python-psycopg2
-
-
-%description
-vertica-python is a native Python adapter for the Vertica
-(http://www.vertica.com) database.
-
-
-%prep
-%setup -q -n vertica-python-%{version}
-
-%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} <= 6
-%patch0 -p1
-%endif
-
-%patch1 -p1
-
-
-%build
-%{__python2} setup.py build
-
-
-%install
-%{__python2} setup.py install --skip-build --root $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-
- 
-%files
-%doc README.md LICENSE
-%{python2_sitelib}/*.egg-info
-%dir %{python2_sitelib}/vertica_python
-%{python2_sitelib}/vertica_python/*
-
-
-%changelog
-* Wed Sep 23 2015 Jakub Jedelsky <jakub.jedelsky@gmail.com> - 0.5.1-1
-- update to version 0.5.1
-
-* Fri Jul 03 2015 Jakub Jedelsky <jakub.jedelsky@gmail.com> - 0.5.0-1
-- update to version 0.5.0
-
-* Mon Jun 22 2015 Jakub Jedelsky <jakub.jedelsky@gmail.com> - 0.4.6-1
-- update to version 0.4.6
-
-* Tue Jun 16 2015 Jakub Jedelsky <jakub.jedelsky@gamil.com> - 0.4.5-1
-- update to version 0.4.5
-
-* Wed Apr 15 2015 Jakub Jedelsky <jakub.jedelsky@gmail.com> - 0.3.6-1
-- update to version 0.3.6
-
-* Wed Apr 08 2015 Jakub Jedelsky <jakub.jedelsky@gmail.com> - 0.3.5-1
-- update to version 0.3.5
-
-* Wed Jan 21 2015 Jakub Jedelsky <jakub.jedelsky@gmail.com> - 0.3.4-1
-- update to version 0.3.4
-
-* Wed Oct 15 2014 Jakub Jedelsky <jakub.jedelsky@gooddata.com> - 0.3.0-1
-- update to version 0.3.0
-
-* Fri Jun 13 2014 Jakub Jedelsky <jakub.jedelsky@gmail.com> - 0.2.3-1
-- update to new version
-
-* Thu Apr 24 2014 Jakub Jedelsky <jakub.jedelsky@gmail.com> - 0.2.1-1
-- new version update
-
-* Fri Mar 28 2014 Jakub Jedelsky <jakub.jedelsky@gmail.com> - 0.2.0-4
-- remove buildrood tag
-- edit dateutil patch for el6
-
-* Wed Mar 26 2014 Jakub Jedelsky <jakub.jedelsky@gmail.com> - 0.2.0-3
-- package is not ready for python3 
-
-* Wed Mar 26 2014 Jakub Jedelsky <jakub.jedelsky@gmail.com> - 0.2.0-2
-- python-setuptools is required only on rhel<=6
-
-* Mon Mar 24 2014 Jakub Jedelsky <jakub.jedelsky@gmail.com> - 0.2.0-1
-- Initial package