diff --git a/python-astroquery.spec b/python-astroquery.spec
index cc8a2d5..a6143e6 100644
--- a/python-astroquery.spec
+++ b/python-astroquery.spec
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ chmod 755 %{buildroot}%{python2_sitelib}/%{srcname}/alma/tests/data/downloadRequ
 chmod 755 %{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib}/%{srcname}/alma/tests/data/downloadRequest*.sh
 
 %files -n python2-%{srcname}
-%license LICENSE.rst
 %doc README.rst
 %{python2_sitelib}/*
 # Don't ship zero-length files
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@ chmod 755 %{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib}/%{srcname}/alma/tests/data/downloadRequ
 %exclude %{python2_sitelib}/%{srcname}/cosmosim/tests/test_cosmosim.py
 
 %files -n python3-%{srcname}
-%license LICENSE.rst
 %doc README.rst
 %{python3_sitelib}/*
 # Don't ship zero-length files
@@ -107,6 +105,7 @@ chmod 755 %{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib}/%{srcname}/alma/tests/data/downloadRequ
 %changelog
 * Wed Jul 05 2017 Christian Dersch <lupinix@mailbox.org> - 0.3.6-1
 - new version
+- temporary no license files (https://github.com/astropy/astroquery/issues/949)
 
 * Mon Apr 03 2017 Christian Dersch <lupinix@mailbox.org> - 0.3.5-1
 - new version