diff --git a/fitsio.spec b/fitsio.spec
deleted file mode 100644
index e0620f1c333..00000000000
--- a/fitsio.spec
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@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-### RPM external fitsio 3.350
-
-%define download_version %(echo "%{realversion}" | tr -d '.')
-
-Source: ftp://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/software/%{n}/c/cfitsio%{download_version}.tar.gz
-
-%define keep_archives true
-
-%prep
-%setup -n cfitsio
-
-%build
-./configure \
-  --prefix=%{i} \
-  --enable-reentrant \
-  --enable-sse2
-
-make %{makeprocesses}
-
-%install
-make install