diff --git a/python-setuptools.spec b/python-setuptools.spec
index 3e29e92..254e6d0 100644
--- a/python-setuptools.spec
+++ b/python-setuptools.spec
@@ -166,15 +166,16 @@ rm setuptools/tests/test_integration.py
 %if %{without bootstrap}
 %py3_install_wheel %{python3_wheelname}
 
-# TODO: we have to remove this by hand now, but it'd be nice if we wouldn't have to
-# (pip install wheel doesn't overwrite)
-rm %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/easy_install
-
+# Remove /usr/bin/easy_install from the record as later on we delete the file
 sed -i '/\/usr\/bin\/easy_install,/d' %{buildroot}%{python3_record}
 %else
 %py3_install
 %endif
 
+# TODO: we have to remove this by hand now, but it'd be nice if we wouldn't have to
+# (pip install wheel doesn't overwrite)
+rm %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/easy_install
+
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib}/setuptools/tests
 %if %{without bootstrap}
 sed -i '/^setuptools\/tests\//d' %{buildroot}%{python3_record}