diff --git a/python-ipykernel.changes b/python-ipykernel.changes
index 3cd46a5..d56795c 100644
--- a/python-ipykernel.changes
+++ b/python-ipykernel.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Sep 25 12:42:14 UTC 2024 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- Always install the python3 kernelspec. The command replacement
+  was inactive since v6.13. A plain python command is transformed
+  correctly by the calling interpreter.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Aug 30 09:27:37 UTC 2024 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-ipykernel.spec b/python-ipykernel.spec
index 1221503..b612c6e 100644
--- a/python-ipykernel.spec
+++ b/python-ipykernel.spec
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ sed -i -e 's/, "--color=yes"//' pyproject.toml
 %install
 %pyproject_install
 
-# use the symlink for the default python3 flavor, which was installed during the install but used python3.X name
-# from the primary flavor.
-sed -i "s|$(readlink -f python3)|python3|" %{buildroot}%{_jupyter_kernel_dir}/python3/kernel.json
 %{python_expand # install kernelspecs for each flavor
 PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 $python -m ipykernel install \
@@ -127,8 +124,6 @@ donttest="$donttest or test_do_apply"
 %{python_sitelib}/ipykernel-%{version}*-info
 %pycache_only %{python_sitelib}/__pycache__/ipykernel_launcher*.pyc
 %{_jupyter_kernel_dir}/python%{python_bin_suffix}
-%if "%{python_flavor}" == "python3" || "%{python_provides}" == "python3"
 %{_jupyter_kernel_dir}/python3
-%endif
 
 %changelog