diff --git a/python-Mako.changes b/python-Mako.changes
index 94dba35..32cabc9 100644
--- a/python-Mako.changes
+++ b/python-Mako.changes
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-Mon Aug 23 07:06:10 UTC 2021 - Stefan Schubert <schubi@suse.de>
-
-- Use libalternatives instead of update-alternatives. 
-
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Jan 24 19:48:33 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-Mako.spec b/python-Mako.spec
index 6e27a45..bb665bb 100644
--- a/python-Mako.spec
+++ b/python-Mako.spec
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@
 #
 
 
-%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
-%bcond_without libalternatives
-%else
-%bcond_with libalternatives
-%endif
-
 %define oldpython python
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 Name:           python-Mako
@@ -41,12 +35,8 @@ BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Requires:       python-MarkupSafe >= 0.9.2
 Requires:       python-setuptools
-%if %{with libalternatives}
-Requires:       alts
-%else
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(postun): update-alternatives
-%endif
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1000 || 0%{?fedora_version} >= 24
 Recommends:     python-Beaker >= 1.1
@@ -76,46 +66,23 @@ scoping semantics.
 
 %install
 %python_install
-%if ! %{with libalternatives}
-  %python_clone -a %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/mako-render
-%else
-  %python_clone %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/mako-render
-  ln -sf %{_bindir}/alts %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/mako-render
-  mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/libalternatives/mako-render
-  %python_expand echo "binary=%{_bindir}/mako-render-%{$python_version}" > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/libalternatives/mako-render/10%{$python_version_nodots}.conf
-%endif
+%python_clone -a %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/mako-render
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %check
 %pytest
 
-%if %{with libalternatives}
-%pre
-# removing old update-alternatives entries
-if [ "$1" -gt 0 ] && [ -f %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives ] ; then
-  %python_uninstall_alternative mako-render
-fi    
-%else
 %post
 %python_install_alternative mako-render
 
 %postun
 %python_uninstall_alternative mako-render
-%endif
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %license LICENSE
 %doc CHANGES README.rst
 %doc examples
-%if ! 0%{with libalternatives}
 %python_alternative %{_bindir}/mako-render
-%else
-%dir %{_datadir}/libalternatives
-%dir %{_datadir}/libalternatives/mako-render
-%{_datadir}/libalternatives/mako-render/10%python_version_nodots.conf
-%{_bindir}/mako-render
-%{_bindir}/mako-render-%python_version
-%endif
 %{python_sitelib}/mako/
 %{python_sitelib}/Mako-%{version}-py*.egg-info