diff --git a/cta.spec.in b/cta.spec.in
index 0db041b3de1ba75c157360bc71958b029f33f2e0..d2798fea399c1d6cc44064d3a0a2cab1246ad002 100644
--- a/cta.spec.in
+++ b/cta.spec.in
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ cmake .. -DCOMPILE_PACKAGING:STRING=0
 %{__make} -s %{_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
-# define castor version (modified by maketar.sh to put the exact version)
 %{__rm} -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 
 cd build