diff --git a/xapian-core.spec b/xapian-core.spec
index dd82bcc..e9495f7 100644
--- a/xapian-core.spec
+++ b/xapian-core.spec
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ install -m 644 AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog INSTALL README NEWS HACKING PLATFORMS C
 %{_includedir}/xapian
 %{_includedir}/xapian.h
 %{_libdir}/libxapian.so
-%{_libdir}/libxapian.a
 %{_libdir}/libxapian.la
 %{_datadir}/aclocal/xapian.m4
 %dir %{_libdir}/cmake/