diff --git a/hdf5.changes b/hdf5.changes
index f3993fe..2782b5d 100644
--- a/hdf5.changes
+++ b/hdf5.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar  1 09:37:54 UTC 2019 - Egbert Eich <eich@suse.com>
+
+- Remove ringdisabled magic as hdf5 is no longer a ring package.
+  This should resolve a number of problems in the review channels
+  for Factory with packages requiring hdf5 libs.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Feb 13 10:37:28 UTC 2019 - Egbert Eich <eich@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/hdf5.spec b/hdf5.spec
index 4b29d67..80c72b9 100644
--- a/hdf5.spec
+++ b/hdf5.spec
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
 %define src_ver %{version}
 %define pname hdf5
 
-%bcond_with ringdisabled
-
 %if "%{flavor}" == ""
 ExclusiveArch:  do_not_build
  %define package_name %pname
@@ -177,14 +175,6 @@ ExclusiveArch:  do_not_build
 %{?with_hpc:%{!?compiler_family:%global compiler_family gnu}}
 %{?with_mpi:%{!?mpi_flavor:error "No MPI family specified!"}}
 
-# Magic for OBS Staging. Only build the flavors required by
-# other packages in the ring.
-%if %{with ringdisabled}
- %if %{with hpc} || "%{?mpi_flavor}" == "mvapich2"
-ExclusiveArch:  do_not_build
- %endif
-%endif
-
 # For compatibility package names
 %if "%{mpi_flavor}" != "openmpi" || "%{mpi_vers}" != "1"
 %define mpi_ext %{?mpi_vers}