diff --git a/ruby.changes b/ruby.changes
index 505e088..deaf62e 100644
--- a/ruby.changes
+++ b/ruby.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan  6 08:25:55 UTC 2014 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- move update-alternative usage to main package
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Aug 19 11:15:25 UTC 2013 - jmassaguerpla@suse.com
 
diff --git a/ruby.spec b/ruby.spec
index cb0cdc3..a30b449 100644
--- a/ruby.spec
+++ b/ruby.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package ruby
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ BuildRequires:  update-alternatives
 %requires_ge ruby20
 Provides:       rubygems = 1.8.15
 Obsoletes:      rubygems < 1.8.15
-Requires:       update-alternatives
 
 %{expand:%(rpm -ql ruby20 | fgrep .gemspec | /usr/bin/ruby2.0 /usr/lib/rpm/rubygemsdeps.rb --provides | sed -e 's,^,Provides:,')}
 
@@ -83,50 +82,15 @@ Development files to link against Ruby.
 %build
 
 %install
-mkdir -p %{buildroot}%_bindir %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives
-for bin in erb gem irb rake rdoc ri ruby testrb; do
-  # dummy
-  touch %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/$bin
-  ln -s %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/$bin %{buildroot}%_bindir/$bin
-done
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%_libdir
 ln -s %_libdir/libruby2.0.so %{buildroot}%_libdir/libruby.so
 install -D -m 0644 %{S:0} %{buildroot}/etc/rpm/macros.ruby
 install -D -m 0644 %{S:2} %{buildroot}/etc/gemrc
 
-%post
-for bin in erb gem irb rake rdoc ri ruby testrb; do
-  /usr/sbin/update-alternatives --install \
-    %{_bindir}/$bin $bin %{_bindir}/$bin"2.0" 20
-done
-
-%preun
-if [ "$1" = 0 ] ; then
-  for bin in erb gem irb rake rdoc ri ruby testrb; do
-    /usr/sbin/update-alternatives --remove $bin %{_bindir}/$bin"2.0"
-  done
-fi
-
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %config /etc/gemrc
 %config /etc/rpm/macros.ruby
-%ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/erb
-%{_bindir}/erb
-%ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/gem
-%{_bindir}/gem
-%ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/irb
-%{_bindir}/irb
-%ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/rake
-%{_bindir}/rake
-%ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/rdoc
-%{_bindir}/rdoc
-%ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/ri
-%{_bindir}/ri
-%ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/ruby
-%{_bindir}/ruby
-%ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/testrb
-%{_bindir}/testrb
 
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root)