diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-/js-sizzle-b5de20331f9caf0b3d4e6d223ffea0bb7e3511f4.tar.gz
-/js-sizzle-2280ab78b0e19dc494f9c47fd1f4a42dd63c280d.tar.gz
diff --git a/dead.package b/dead.package
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index 0000000..c8e92df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dead.package
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+2016-11-20: Retired orphaned package, because it was orphaned for
+more than six weeks.
+
diff --git a/js-sizzle-disable-gzip-js.patch b/js-sizzle-disable-gzip-js.patch
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index 34fa09f..0000000
--- a/js-sizzle-disable-gzip-js.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
-index 43382c1..bfe8d33 100644
---- a/Gruntfile.js
-+++ b/Gruntfile.js
-@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
- module.exports = function( grunt ) {
- 	"use strict";
- 
--	var gzip = require( "gzip-js" ),
--		isBrowserStack = process.env.BROWSER_STACK_USERNAME && process.env.BROWSER_STACK_ACCESS_KEY,
-+	var isBrowserStack = process.env.BROWSER_STACK_USERNAME && process.env.BROWSER_STACK_ACCESS_KEY,
- 		browsers = {
- 			phantom: [ "PhantomJS" ],
- 			desktop: [],
diff --git a/js-sizzle.spec b/js-sizzle.spec
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--- a/js-sizzle.spec
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-# this is the 2.1.1-jquery.2.1.2 tag on github
-%global commit 2280ab78b0e19dc494f9c47fd1f4a42dd63c280d
-%global shortcommit %(c=%{commit}; echo ${c:0:7})
-
-Name:           js-sizzle
-Version:        2.1.1
-Release:        1.jquery.2.1.2%{?dist}
-Summary:        A pure-JavaScript CSS selector engine
-BuildArch:      noarch
-
-%global ver_x %(echo %{version} | cut -d. -f1)
-%global ver_y %(echo %{version} | cut -d. -f2)
-%global ver_z %(echo %{version} | cut -d. -f3)
-
-License:        MIT     
-URL:            http://sizzlejs.com/
-Source0:        https://github.com/jquery/sizzle/archive/%{commit}/%{name}-%{commit}.tar.gz
-
-# disable gzip-js during build
-Patch1:         %{name}-disable-gzip-js.patch
-
-BuildRequires:  web-assets-devel
-BuildRequires:  nodejs-packaging
-
-Provides:       %{name}-static = %{version}-%{release}
-
-# for the benefit of those installing the review, will drop when importing
-Obsoletes:      %{name}-source < %{version}
-
-BuildRequires:  nodejs-grunt >= 0.4.4-3
-BuildRequires:  npm(grunt-cli)
-BuildRequires:  npm(grunt-contrib-uglify)
-BuildRequires:  npm(load-grunt-tasks)
-
-Requires:       web-assets-filesystem
-
-%description
-A pure-JavaScript CSS selector engine designed to be easily dropped in to a host
-library.
-
-%prep
-%setup -qn sizzle-%{commit}
-%patch1 -p1
-
-#remove precompiled stuff
-rm -rf dist/*
-
-
-%build
-%nodejs_symlink_deps --build
-grunt -v compile uglify
-
-
-# missing dependencies
-#%%check
-#grunt
-
-
-%install
-%global inslibdir %{buildroot}%{_jsdir}/sizzle
-
-mkdir -p %{inslibdir}/%{version}
-cp -p dist/* %{inslibdir}/%{version}
-
-ln -s %{version} %{inslibdir}/latest
-ln -s %{version} %{inslibdir}/%{ver_x}
-ln -s %{version} %{inslibdir}/%{ver_x}.%{ver_y}
-
-%files
-%{_jsdir}/sizzle
-%doc AUTHORS.txt CONTRIBUTING.md LICENSE.txt README.md
-
-
-%changelog
-* Wed Mar 04 2015 T.C. Hollingsworth <tchollingsworth@gmail.com> - 2.1.1-1
-- new upstream release 2.1.1-jquery2.1.2
-
-* Sun Jun 08 2014 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 1.10.19-4
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_21_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Tue Jun 03 2014 T.C. Hollingsworth <tchollingsworth@gmail.com> - 1.10.19-3
-- follow the github SourceURL guidelines
-
-* Sat May 31 2014 T.C. Hollingsworth <tchollingsworth@gmail.com> - 1.10.19-2
-- drop sed hack now that grunt is fixed
-
-* Fri May 30 2014 T.C. Hollingsworth <tchollingsworth@gmail.com> - 1.10.19-1
-- update to 1.10.19
-- use system packages for build
-
-* Wed Mar 19 2014 T.C. Hollingsworth <tchollingsworth@gmail.com> - 1.10.16-0.1
-- initial package
diff --git a/sources b/sources
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index 7bf5536..0000000
--- a/sources
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-69540a11db5db488c22eda387b60fb13  js-sizzle-2280ab78b0e19dc494f9c47fd1f4a42dd63c280d.tar.gz