diff --git a/ceph.spec.in b/ceph.spec.in
index cd885413ffbb1..b4bcccbc37ad2 100644
--- a/ceph.spec.in
+++ b/ceph.spec.in
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ BuildRequires:	%insserv_prereq
 BuildRequires:	mozilla-nss-devel
 BuildRequires:	keyutils-devel
 BuildRequires:	libatomic-ops-devel
-BuildRequires:	fdupes
 %else
 Requires:	gdisk
 BuildRequires:	nss-devel
@@ -518,12 +517,6 @@ mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_localstatedir}/lib/ceph/bootstrap-osd
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_localstatedir}/lib/ceph/bootstrap-mds
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_localstatedir}/log/radosgw
 
-%if %{defined suse_version}
-# Fedora seems to have some problems with this macro, use it only on SUSE
-%fdupes -s $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{python_sitelib}
-%fdupes %buildroot
-%endif
-
 %clean
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT