diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 280796240a..f5f62aaf0e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ log
 /config.sub
 /configure
 /depcomp
-/gst-editing-services.spec
 /install-sh
 /libtool
 /ltmain.sh
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 1867794c3b..e432dee7ed 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ DIST_SUBDIRS = $(SUBDIRS)
 include $(top_srcdir)/common/win32.mak
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
-	gst-editing-services.spec depcomp \
+	depcomp \
 	AUTHORS COPYING NEWS README RELEASE \
 	ChangeLog autogen.sh gst-editing-services.doap \
 	$(win32)
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ endif
 
 # cruft: plugins that have been merged or moved or renamed
 CRUFT_FILES = \
- $(top_builddir)/common/shave \
- $(top_builddir)/common/shave-libtool
+	$(top_builddir)/gst-editing-services.spec \
+	$(top_builddir)/common/shave \
+	$(top_builddir)/common/shave-libtool
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/common/cruft.mak
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8bdb185ab7..6eeed4d32d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -450,7 +450,6 @@ Makefile
 ges/ges-version.h
 common/Makefile
 common/m4/Makefile
-gst-editing-services.spec
 m4/Makefile
 ges/Makefile
 tests/Makefile
diff --git a/gst-editing-services.spec.in b/gst-editing-services.spec.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 2689478e0f..0000000000
--- a/gst-editing-services.spec.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-%define majorminor  @GST_API_VERSION@
-%define gstreamer   gstreamer
-
-%define gst_minver   0.11.0
-
-Name: 		%{gstreamer}-editing-services
-Version: 	@VERSION@
-Release: 	@PACKAGE_VERSION_RELEASE@.gst
-Summary: 	GStreamer helper library for editing applications
-
-%define 	majorminor	@GST_API_VERSION@
-
-Group: 		Applications/Multimedia
-License: 	LGPL
-URL:		http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/
-Vendor:         GStreamer Backpackers Team <package@gstreamer.freedesktop.org>
-Source:         http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/src/gst-editing-services/gst-editing-services-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
-
-Requires:         %{gstreamer} >= %{gst_minver}
-BuildRequires:    %{gstreamer}-devel >= %{gst_minver}
-
-%description
-GStreamer is a streaming media framework, based on graphs of filters which
-operate on media data. Applications using this library can do anything
-from real-time sound processing to playing videos, and just about anything
-else media-related.  Its plugin-based architecture means that new data
-types or processing capabilities can be added simply by installing new
-plug-ins.
-%prep
-%setup -q -n gst-editing-services-%{version}
-
-%build
-%configure
-
-make %{?_smp_mflags}
-
-%install
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-
-%makeinstall
-                                                                                
-# Clean out files that should not be part of the rpm.
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/gstreamer-%{majorminor}/*.la
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/gstreamer-%{majorminor}/*.a
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/*.a
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/*.la
-
-%clean
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-