diff --git a/python-numpy.changes b/python-numpy.changes
index 18543d9..c474002 100644
--- a/python-numpy.changes
+++ b/python-numpy.changes
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-Sun Aug 22 16:28:30 UTC 2021 - Stefan Schubert <schubi@suse.de>
-
-- Use libalternatives instead of update-alternatives. 
-
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jul 16 15:14:36 UTC 2021 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-numpy.spec b/python-numpy.spec
index 1fe6b38..e6b4aff 100644
--- a/python-numpy.spec
+++ b/python-numpy.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# spec file for package python-numpy
+# spec file
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@
 #
 
 
-%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
-%bcond_without libalternatives
-%else
-%bcond_with libalternatives
-%endif
-
 %global flavor @BUILD_FLAVOR@%{nil}
 %define ver 1.21.0
 %define _ver 1_21_0
@@ -125,13 +119,9 @@ BuildRequires:  libopenblas%{?hpc_ext}-%{compiler_family}%{?c_f_ver}-hpc-devel
 BuildRequires:  lua-lmod
 BuildRequires:  suse-hpc
 Requires:       libopenblas%{?hpc_ext}-%{compiler_family}%{?c_f_ver}-hpc
-%if %{with libalternatives}
-Requires:       alts
-%else
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(postun):update-alternatives
 %endif
-%endif
 %python_subpackages
 
 %description
@@ -204,14 +194,7 @@ export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -fno-strict-aliasing"
 %python_exec setup.py install --prefix=%{p_prefix} --root=%{buildroot}
 
 %if !%{with hpc}
-%if ! %{with libalternatives}
-  %python_clone -a %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/f2py
-%else
-  %python_clone %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/f2py
-  ln -sf %{_bindir}/alts %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/f2py
-  mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/libalternatives/f2py
-  %python_expand echo "binary=%{_bindir}/f2py-%{$python_version}" > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/libalternatives/f2py/10%{$python_version_nodots}.conf
-%endif
+%python_clone -a %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/f2py
 %endif
 
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
@@ -300,33 +283,17 @@ popd
 %endif
 
 %if %{without hpc}
-%if %{with libalternatives}
-%pre
-# removing old update-alternatives entries
-if [ "$1" -gt 0 ] && [ -f %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives ] ; then
-  %python_uninstall_alternative f2py
-fi    
-%else
 %post
 %python_install_alternative f2py
 
 %postun
 %python_uninstall_alternative f2py
 %endif
-%endif
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc README.md THANKS.txt
 %if %{without hpc}
-%if ! 0%{with libalternatives}
 %python_alternative %{_bindir}/f2py
-%else
-%dir %{_datadir}/libalternatives
-%dir %{_datadir}/libalternatives/f2py
-%{_datadir}/libalternatives/f2py/10%python_version_nodots.conf
-%{_bindir}/f2py
-%{_bindir}/f2py-%python_version
-%endif
 %if "%{python_flavor}" == "python3" || "%{python_provides}" == "python3"
 %{_bindir}/f2py3
 %endif