diff --git a/python-productmd.spec b/python-productmd.spec
index fc8663d..ee74096 100644
--- a/python-productmd.spec
+++ b/python-productmd.spec
@@ -7,20 +7,6 @@
 %bcond_with     python3
 %endif
 
-# compatibility with older releases
-%{!?__python2: %global __python2 /usr/bin/python2}
-%{!?python2_sitelib: %global python2_sitelib %(%{__python2} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())")}
-%{!?python2_sitearch: %global python2_sitearch %(%{__python2} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib(1))")}
-%{!?py2_build: %global py2_build %{expand: CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python2} setup.py %{?py_setup_args} build --executable="%{__python2} -s"}}
-%{!?py2_install: %global py2_install %{expand: CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python2} setup.py %{?py_setup_args} install -O1 --skip-build --root %{buildroot}}}
-
-# compatibility with older releases
-%{!?__python2: %global __python2 /usr/bin/python2}
-%{!?python2_sitelib: %global python2_sitelib %(%{__python2} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())")}
-%{!?python2_sitearch: %global python2_sitearch %(%{__python2} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib(1))")}
-%{!?py2_build: %global py2_build %{expand: CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python2} setup.py %{?py_setup_args} build --executable="%{__python2} -s"}}
-%{!?py2_install: %global py2_install %{expand: CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python2} setup.py %{?py_setup_args} install -O1 --skip-build --root %{buildroot}}}
-
 Name:           python-productmd
 Version:        1.4
 Release:        2%{?dist}
@@ -41,7 +27,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python2-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python-six
 
-%if  0%{?with_python3}
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-devel
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-six
@@ -88,16 +74,12 @@ and installation media.
 %{__python3} ./setup.py test
 %endif
 
-# this must go after all 'License:' tags
-%{!?_licensedir:%global license %doc}
-
 %files
 %license LICENSE
 %doc AUTHORS
 %{python_sitelib}/productmd/
 %{python_sitelib}/productmd-%{version}-py?.?.egg-info
 
-
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
 %files -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-productmd
 %license LICENSE