diff --git a/libxml++.spec b/libxml++.spec
index 2258728..988c586 100644
--- a/libxml++.spec
+++ b/libxml++.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Version:        2.40.1
 Release:        7%{?dist}
 Summary:        C++ wrapper for the libxml2 XML parser library
 
-Group:          System Environment/Libraries
 License:        LGPLv2+
 URL:            http://libxmlplusplus.sourceforge.net/
 Source0:        http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/libxml++/%{release_version}/libxml++-%{version}.tar.xz
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ and Murray Cumming.
 
 %package devel
 Summary:        Development files for %{name}
-Group:          Development/Libraries
 Requires:       %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires:       libxml2-devel
 Requires:       glibmm24-devel
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ This package contains the headers and libraries for libxml++ development.
 
 %package        doc
 Summary:        Documentation for %{name}, includes full API docs
-Group:          Documentation
 BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires:  doxygen, graphviz
 Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}