diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
deleted file mode 100644
index fd01502..0000000
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-windowlab-1.34.tar
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index a5a6c83..0000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# Makefile for source rpm: windowlab
-# $Id$
-NAME := windowlab
-SPECFILE = $(firstword $(wildcard *.spec))
-
-define find-makefile-common
-for d in common ../common ../../common ; do if [ -f $$d/Makefile.common ] ; then if [ -f $$d/CVS/Root -a -w $$/Makefile.common ] ; then cd $$d ; cvs -Q update ; fi ; echo "$$d/Makefile.common" ; break ; fi ; done
-endef
-
-MAKEFILE_COMMON := $(shell $(find-makefile-common))
-
-ifeq ($(MAKEFILE_COMMON),)
-# attept a checkout
-define checkout-makefile-common
-test -f CVS/Root && { cvs -Q -d $$(cat CVS/Root) checkout common && echo "common/Makefile.common" ; } || { echo "ERROR: I can't figure out how to checkout the 'common' module." ; exit -1 ; } >&2
-endef
-
-MAKEFILE_COMMON := $(shell $(checkout-makefile-common))
-endif
-
-include $(MAKEFILE_COMMON)
diff --git a/dead.package b/dead.package
index bd387c1..c842c49 100644
--- a/dead.package
+++ b/dead.package
@@ -1,9 +1,2 @@
-This package was already orphaned, but for anyone thinking of reviving, please note: there is a licensing problem.
-This codebase is GPLv2+, but it is derived from 9wm, which is under a non-free license (and the copyright holder
-for 9wm is deceased).
+2014-12-20: Retired orphaned package, because it was not built.
 
-Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com>, Sat Sep 6, 2008
-
-To clarify, since this package's licensing issues cannot be resolved, do not unorphan.
-
-Jon Ciesla <limb@jcomserv.net>, Tue Feb 10, 2009