diff --git a/config_defaults.yml b/config_defaults.yml
index 5d396f06..bffe1c1d 100644
--- a/config_defaults.yml
+++ b/config_defaults.yml
@@ -149,5 +149,7 @@ Dockerfile:
   delete: true
 .pcci.yml:
   delete: true
+.rspec_parallel:
+  delete: true
 ...
 # vim: syntax=yaml
diff --git a/moduleroot/.rspec.erb b/moduleroot/.rspec.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index f634583d..00000000
--- a/moduleroot/.rspec.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# Managed by modulesync - DO NOT EDIT
-# https://voxpupuli.org/docs/updating-files-managed-with-modulesync/
-
---format documentation
---color
diff --git a/moduleroot/.rspec_parallel.erb b/moduleroot/.rspec_parallel.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index a9a84f85..00000000
--- a/moduleroot/.rspec_parallel.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# Managed by modulesync - DO NOT EDIT
-# https://voxpupuli.org/docs/updating-files-managed-with-modulesync/
-
---format progress