diff --git a/geotiff.spec b/geotiff.spec
index 716e8f7..cd3d4ff 100644
--- a/geotiff.spec
+++ b/geotiff.spec
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ GeoTIFF keys in new files.
 Summary:        GeoTIFF header files
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Provides:       lib%{name}-devel = %{version}
-Obsoletes:      lib%{name}-devel < %{version}
 Requires:       %{libname} = %{version}
 Requires:       pkgconfig(libtiff-4)
 Requires:       pkgconfig(proj)