diff --git a/0001-configure.ac.patch b/0001-configure.ac.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 55733ad..0000000
--- a/0001-configure.ac.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
---- glusterfs-5.0rc0/configure.ac.orig	2018-09-24 12:44:51.547254900 -0400
-+++ glusterfs-5.0rc0/configure.ac	2018-09-24 12:55:49.464254900 -0400
-@@ -629,12 +629,14 @@
-     *)
-       if test -x /usr/bin/python3; then
-         PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3
--      else
-+      fi
-+      if test -x /usr/bin/python2; then
-         PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2
-       fi
-       ;;
-   esac
- fi
-+
- AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.6],,[:])
- if test -n "${PYTHON}"; then
-    have_python=yes
-@@ -1688,13 +1690,16 @@
- 
- pushd $(dirname $0) &> /dev/null
- if test ! -e python-shebangs; then
--  touch python-shebangs
--  if test "x${PYTHON}" = "x/usr/bin/python2"; then
--    echo "fixing python shebangs..."
--    for f in api events extras geo-replication libglusterfs tests tools xlators; do
--      find $f -type f -exec sed -i 's|/usr/bin/python3|/usr/bin/python2|' {} \;
--    done
--    echo "...done"
-+  dnl koji's mock buildSRPMFromSCM subtask run's configure, with
-+  if test -n "${PYTHON}"; then
-+    touch python-shebangs
-+    if test "x${PYTHON}" = "x/usr/bin/python2"; then
-+      echo "fixing python shebangs..."
-+      for f in api events extras geo-replication libglusterfs tests tools xlators; do
-+        find $f -type f -exec sed -i 's|/usr/bin/python3|/usr/bin/python2|' {} \;
-+      done
-+      echo "...done"
-+    fi
-   fi
- fi
- popd &> /dev/null
diff --git a/glusterfs.spec b/glusterfs.spec
index 171d4f4..297446a 100644
--- a/glusterfs.spec
+++ b/glusterfs.spec
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 # rpmbuild -ta @PACKAGE_NAME@-@PACKAGE_VERSION@.tar.gz --without bd
 %{?_without_bd:%global _without_bd --disable-bd-xlator}
 
+%if ( 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} > 7 )
+%global _without_bd --without-bd
+%endif
+
 # cmocka
 # if you wish to compile an rpm with cmocka unit testing...
 # rpmbuild -ta @PACKAGE_NAME@-@PACKAGE_VERSION@.tar.gz --with cmocka
@@ -210,7 +214,7 @@
 Summary:          Distributed File System
 %if ( 0%{_for_fedora_koji_builds} )
 Name:             glusterfs
-Version:          5.0
+Version:          5.1
 Release:          %{?prereltag:0.}1%{?prereltag:.%{prereltag}}%{?dist}
 %else
 Name:             @PACKAGE_NAME@
@@ -254,7 +258,7 @@ BuildRequires:    python-ctypes
 %if ( ( 0%{?_with_ipv6default:1} ) || ( 0%{!?_without_libtirpc:1} ) )
 BuildRequires:    libtirpc-devel
 %endif
-%if ( 0%{?fedora} && 0%{?fedora} > 27 )
+%if ( 0%{?fedora} && 0%{?fedora} > 27 ) || ( 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} > 7 )
 BuildRequires:    rpcgen
 %endif
 BuildRequires:    userspace-rcu-devel >= 0.7
@@ -1323,7 +1327,9 @@ exit 0
 %dir %{_libdir}/glusterfs/%{version}%{?prereltag}/xlator/protocol
      %{_libdir}/glusterfs/%{version}%{?prereltag}/xlator/protocol/server.so
 %dir %{_libdir}/glusterfs/%{version}%{?prereltag}/xlator/storage
+%if ( 0%{!?_without_bd:1} )
      %{_libdir}/glusterfs/%{version}%{?prereltag}/xlator/storage/bd.so
+%endif
      %{_libdir}/glusterfs/%{version}%{?prereltag}/xlator/storage/posix.so
 %dir %{_libdir}/glusterfs/%{version}%{?prereltag}/xlator/performance
      %{_libdir}/glusterfs/%{version}%{?prereltag}/xlator/performance/decompounder.so
@@ -1439,6 +1445,9 @@ exit 0
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 14 2018  Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle[at]redhat.com> - 5.1-1
+- 5.1 GA
+
 * Thu Oct 18 2018  Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle[at]redhat.com> - 5.0-1
 - 5.0 GA
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index ac8e38d..1e71997 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (glusterfs-5.0.tar.gz) = 45ccd3f3bbc9653998850f618f9776642da4a16508c056febc19c9db6aef2d1c58232f398e29ce034de45960b62d3e5bd54614aaf7030ba7e6025ff23968d475
+SHA512 (glusterfs-5.1.tar.gz) = db5649166c960c894162b2f2e706d85accff663fff71e80ed5a9f24a3863d2a0e0d94bc42d39baf1002f1ec8ef5445ff791d6d3edd539bfc8d6f6d00d7897db2