diff --git a/ant-antlr.changes b/ant-antlr.changes
index 68de980..593496a 100644
--- a/ant-antlr.changes
+++ b/ant-antlr.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Oct 28 16:17:19 UTC 2017 - jengelh@inai.de
+
+- Simply use find -delete over xargs.
+- Make description neutral.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct 24 11:26:36 UTC 2017 - bwiedemann@suse.com
 
diff --git a/ant-antlr.spec b/ant-antlr.spec
index 9b01738..be9ff49 100644
--- a/ant-antlr.spec
+++ b/ant-antlr.spec
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ This package contains optional JUnit tasks for Apache Ant.
 %else
 %description
 Apache Ant is a Java-based build tool. In theory, it is kind of like
-Make, but without Make's wrinkles.
+Make. Build description files are written in XML.
 %endif
 
 %if %{with bootstrap}
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ find -name build.xml -o -name pom.xml | xargs sed -i -e s/-SNAPSHOT//
 %patch6 -p1
 
 # clean jar files
-%{_bindir}/find . -name "*.jar" | %{_bindir}/xargs -t rm
+find . -name "*.jar" -print -delete
 
 # failing testcases. TODO see why
 rm src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/SignedSelectorTest.java \
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ find %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/ant%{_sysconfdir} -type f -name "*.xsl" \
                                                  -a ! -name log.xsl \
                                                  -a ! -name mmetrics-frames.xsl \
                                                  -a ! -name tagdiff.xsl \
-                                                 | xargs -t rm
+                                                 -print -delete
 %endif
 
 %if %{with bootstrap}
diff --git a/ant-junit.changes b/ant-junit.changes
index 68de980..593496a 100644
--- a/ant-junit.changes
+++ b/ant-junit.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Oct 28 16:17:19 UTC 2017 - jengelh@inai.de
+
+- Simply use find -delete over xargs.
+- Make description neutral.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct 24 11:26:36 UTC 2017 - bwiedemann@suse.com
 
diff --git a/ant-junit.spec b/ant-junit.spec
index 786aaf7..7f13b59 100644
--- a/ant-junit.spec
+++ b/ant-junit.spec
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ This package contains optional JUnit tasks for Apache Ant.
 %else
 %description
 Apache Ant is a Java-based build tool. In theory, it is kind of like
-Make, but without Make's wrinkles.
+Make. Build description files are written in XML.
 %endif
 
 %if %{with bootstrap}
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ find -name build.xml -o -name pom.xml | xargs sed -i -e s/-SNAPSHOT//
 %patch6 -p1
 
 # clean jar files
-%{_bindir}/find . -name "*.jar" | %{_bindir}/xargs -t rm
+find . -name "*.jar" -print -delete
 
 # failing testcases. TODO see why
 rm src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/SignedSelectorTest.java \
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ find %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/ant%{_sysconfdir} -type f -name "*.xsl" \
                                                  -a ! -name log.xsl \
                                                  -a ! -name mmetrics-frames.xsl \
                                                  -a ! -name tagdiff.xsl \
-                                                 | xargs -t rm
+                                                 -print -delete
 %endif
 
 %if %{with bootstrap}
diff --git a/ant.changes b/ant.changes
index 68de980..593496a 100644
--- a/ant.changes
+++ b/ant.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Oct 28 16:17:19 UTC 2017 - jengelh@inai.de
+
+- Simply use find -delete over xargs.
+- Make description neutral.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct 24 11:26:36 UTC 2017 - bwiedemann@suse.com
 
diff --git a/ant.spec b/ant.spec
index c16577c..b31dd79 100644
--- a/ant.spec
+++ b/ant.spec
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ This package contains optional JUnit tasks for Apache Ant.
 %else
 %description
 Apache Ant is a Java-based build tool. In theory, it is kind of like
-Make, but without Make's wrinkles.
+Make. Build description files are written in XML.
 %endif
 
 %if %{with bootstrap}
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ find -name build.xml -o -name pom.xml | xargs sed -i -e s/-SNAPSHOT//
 %patch6 -p1
 
 # clean jar files
-%{_bindir}/find . -name "*.jar" | %{_bindir}/xargs -t rm
+find . -name "*.jar" -print -delete
 
 # failing testcases. TODO see why
 rm src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/SignedSelectorTest.java \
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ find %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/ant%{_sysconfdir} -type f -name "*.xsl" \
                                                  -a ! -name log.xsl \
                                                  -a ! -name mmetrics-frames.xsl \
                                                  -a ! -name tagdiff.xsl \
-                                                 | xargs -t rm
+                                                 -print -delete
 %endif
 
 %if %{with bootstrap}