diff --git a/python-paste.spec b/python-paste.spec
index 321e61c..7a7aeb9 100644
--- a/python-paste.spec
+++ b/python-paste.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 %else
 %{!?python_sitelib: %global python_sitelib %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}
 %endif
-%global with_python3 1
 
 Name:           python-paste
 Version:        1.7.4