diff --git a/rubygem-rails.spec b/rubygem-rails.spec
index 65f6c44..7a0bda0 100644
--- a/rubygem-rails.spec
+++ b/rubygem-rails.spec
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ done
 # Remove backup files
 find %{buildroot}/%{geminstdir} -type f -name "*~" -delete
 
-# Delete zero-length files
-find %{buildroot}/%{geminstdir} -type f -size 0c -exec rm -rvf {} \;
-
 # Fix anything executable that does not have a shebang
 for file in `find %{buildroot}/%{geminstdir} -type f -perm /a+x`; do
     [ -z "`head -n 1 $file | grep \"^#!/\"`" ] && chmod -v 644 $file