diff --git a/mercurial.spec b/mercurial.spec
index dfffff8..1771d9d 100644
--- a/mercurial.spec
+++ b/mercurial.spec
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ install -m 644 contrib/zsh_completion $zsh_completion_dir/_mercurial
 
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sysconfdir}/mercurial/hgrc.d
 
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{emacs_startdir} && install -m644 %SOURCE1 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{emacs_startdir}
 
 cat >hgk.rc <<EOF
 [extensions]