diff --git a/gnuradio.spec b/gnuradio.spec
index 9a16c8d..59b9d94 100644
--- a/gnuradio.spec
+++ b/gnuradio.spec
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ popd
 
 # install some more docs
 mv %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{name}-%{version} %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{name}
-install -m 644 -t %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{name} COPYING AUTHORS
+install -m 644 -t %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{name} COPYING
 
 # remove atsc example (bytecompilation problem)
 # the examples shouldn't be probably bytecompiled,