diff --git a/xmlstarlet-1.6.1-fix-xxe.patch b/xmlstarlet-1.6.1-fix-xxe.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 270747c..0000000
--- a/xmlstarlet-1.6.1-fix-xxe.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-diff -Naur xmlstarlet-1.6.1.orig/examples/tests.mk xmlstarlet-1.6.1/examples/tests.mk
---- xmlstarlet-1.6.1.orig/examples/tests.mk	2013-06-22 17:36:56.000000000 +0200
-+++ xmlstarlet-1.6.1/examples/tests.mk	2026-05-26 13:31:13.886894244 +0200
-@@ -98,7 +98,13 @@
- 
- XFAIL_TESTS =\
- examples/bigxml-dtd\
--examples/ed-namespace
-+examples/ed-namespace\
-+examples/external-entity\
-+examples/bigxml-embed-ref\
-+examples/bigxml-embed\
-+examples/bigxml-relaxng\
-+examples/bigxml-well-formed\
-+examples/bigxml-xsd
- 
- if !HAVE_EXSLT_XPATH_REGISTER
- XFAIL_TESTS += examples/exslt-ed
-diff -Naur xmlstarlet-1.6.1.orig/src/trans.c xmlstarlet-1.6.1/src/trans.c
---- xmlstarlet-1.6.1.orig/src/trans.c	2012-08-12 17:18:59.000000000 +0200
-+++ xmlstarlet-1.6.1/src/trans.c	2026-05-26 13:31:20.240064967 +0200
-@@ -174,7 +174,10 @@
-     int i, options = 0;
- 
-     options = XSLT_PARSE_OPTIONS;
--     
-+    /* Disable entity expansion to prevent XXE attacks */
-+    options &= ~XML_PARSE_NOENT;
-+    options |= XML_PARSE_NONET;
-+
-     /*
-      * Compile XSLT Sylesheet
-      */
-diff -Naur xmlstarlet-1.6.1.orig/src/xml_C14N.c xmlstarlet-1.6.1/src/xml_C14N.c
---- xmlstarlet-1.6.1.orig/src/xml_C14N.c	2012-08-12 17:18:59.000000000 +0200
-+++ xmlstarlet-1.6.1/src/xml_C14N.c	2026-05-26 13:31:20.240173256 +0200
-@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
-      */
- 
-     doc = xmlReadFile(xml_filename, NULL,
--        XML_PARSE_NOENT | XML_PARSE_DTDLOAD |
--        XML_PARSE_DTDATTR | (nonet? XML_PARSE_NONET:0));
-+        XML_PARSE_DTDLOAD |
-+        XML_PARSE_DTDATTR | XML_PARSE_NONET);
-     if (doc == NULL) {
-         fprintf(stderr, "Error: unable to parse file \"%s\"\n", xml_filename);
-         return(EXIT_BAD_FILE);
-diff -Naur xmlstarlet-1.6.1.orig/src/xml_select.c xmlstarlet-1.6.1/src/xml_select.c
---- xmlstarlet-1.6.1.orig/src/xml_select.c	2014-03-03 01:15:08.000000000 +0100
-+++ xmlstarlet-1.6.1/src/xml_select.c	2026-05-26 13:31:20.240276580 +0200
-@@ -708,9 +708,9 @@
-     selInitOptions(&ops);
-     xsltInitOptions(&xsltOps);
-     start = selParseOptions(&ops, argc, argv);
--    xml_options |= XML_PARSE_NOENT; /* substitute entities */
-+    /* XML_PARSE_NOENT removed to prevent XXE attacks */
-     xml_options |= XML_PARSE_DTDATTR; /* use default attrib values */
--    xml_options |= ops.nonet? XML_PARSE_NONET : 0;
-+    xml_options |= XML_PARSE_NONET;
-     xsltOps.nonet = ops.nonet;
-     xsltOps.noblanks = ops.noblanks;
-     xsltInitLibXml(&xsltOps);
diff --git a/xmlstarlet.spec b/xmlstarlet.spec
index 3a58dd2..be2e351 100644
--- a/xmlstarlet.spec
+++ b/xmlstarlet.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name: xmlstarlet
 Version: 1.6.1
-Release: 31%{?dist}
+Release: 26%{?dist}
 Summary: Command Line XML Toolkit
 License: MIT
 URL: http://xmlstar.sourceforge.net/
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ Source0: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/xmlstar/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 # https://sourceforge.net/p/xmlstar/bugs/109/
 Patch0: xmlstarlet-1.6.1-nogit.patch
 # http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3266898&group_id=66612&atid=515106
-# Fix for XXE (XML External Entity) vulnerability
-Patch1: xmlstarlet-1.6.1-fix-xxe.patch
 
 BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: gcc
@@ -55,21 +53,6 @@ make check
 
 
 %changelog
-* Fri Jul 17 2026 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.6.1-31
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_45_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Wed May 27 2026 Vitezslav Crhonek <vcrhonek@redhat.com> - 1.6.1-30
-- Fix XXE (XML External Entity) vulnerability
-
-* Sat Jan 17 2026 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.6.1-29
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_44_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Fri Jul 25 2025 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.6.1-28
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_43_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Sun Jan 19 2025 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.6.1-27
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_42_Mass_Rebuild
-
 * Fri Nov 29 2024 Paul W. Frields <stickster@gmail.com> - 1.6.1-26
 - Remove docbook5-schemas BR due to deprecation