diff --git a/k3d.spec b/k3d.spec
index 1e50118..a96a79e 100644
--- a/k3d.spec
+++ b/k3d.spec
@@ -124,44 +124,6 @@ desktop-file-install \
     --dir $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications  \
     %{SOURCE1}
 
-# Register as an application to be visible in the software center
-#
-# NOTE: It would be *awesome* if this file was maintained by the upstream
-# project, translated and installed into the right place during `make install`.
-#
-# See http://www.freedesktop.org/software/appstream/docs/ for more details.
-#
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/appdata
-cat > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/appdata/%{name}.appdata.xml <<EOF
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- Copyright 2014 Richard Hughes <richard@hughsie.com> -->
-<!--
-EmailAddress: k3d-development@lists.sourceforge.net
-SentUpstream: 2014-05-22
--->
-<application>
-  <id type="desktop">k3d.desktop</id>
-  <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>
-  <project_license>GPL-2.0+</project_license>
-  <description>
-    <p>
-     K-3D is free-as-in-freedom 3D modeling and animation software.
-     It combines flexible plugins with a visualization pipeline
-     architecture, making K-3D a versatile and powerful tool for artists.
-    </p>
-    <p>
-     K-3D's interface uses your platform's look-and-feel, and it's
-     consistent with the applications you already know.
-     New artists will find K-3D easy to understand, and professionals
-     feel right at home. K-3D is intuitive, consistent, and discoverable.
-    </p>
-  </description>
-  <screenshots>
-    <screenshot type="default">http://www.k-3d.org/k3d_wiki/images/c/c2/Happy_buddha.png</screenshot>
-  </screenshots>
-  <url type="homepage">http://www.k-3d.org/</url>
-</application>
-EOF
 
 %check
 # FIXME: This doesn't work.
@@ -206,7 +168,6 @@ update-desktop-database %{_datadir}/applications > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 %{_datadir}/k3d/guide
 %{_datadir}/k3d/qtui
 %{_mandir}/man1/k3d*
-%{_datadir}/appdata/*.appdata.xml
 %{_datadir}/applications/*.desktop
 
 %files devel
@@ -222,24 +183,6 @@ update-desktop-database %{_datadir}/applications > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 - Rebase patches.
 - Introduce %%license.
 
-* Wed Jul 29 2015 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 0.8.0.3-7
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/F23Boost159
-
-* Wed Jul 22 2015 David Tardon <dtardon@redhat.com> - 0.8.0.3-6
-- rebuild for Boost 1.58
-
-* Wed Jun 17 2015 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 0.8.0.3-5
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_23_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Sat May 02 2015 Kalev Lember <kalevlember@gmail.com> - 0.8.0.3-4
-- Rebuilt for GCC 5 C++11 ABI change
-
-* Thu Mar 26 2015 Richard Hughes <rhughes@redhat.com> - 0.8.0.3-3
-- Add an AppData file for the software center
-
-* Thu Mar 12 2015 Ralf Corsépius <corsepiu@fedoraproject.org> - 0.8.0.3-2
-- Rebuild for GCC-5.0 C++-breakage.
-
 * Fri Feb 06 2015 Ralf Corsépius <corsepiu@fedoraproject.org> - 0.8.0.3-1
 - Update to 0.8.0.3.
 - Rework patches.