--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -76,22 +76,6 @@
       <entry key="pegasus.build.pydir" value="${dist.python-lib.subdir}"/>
     </propertyfile>
 
-    <!-- RPM spec file with updated version number -->
-    <copy preservelastmodified="true" file="pegasus.spec.in" tofile="pegasus.spec">
-      <filterset>
-        <filter token="PEGASUS_VERSION" value="${pegasus.version}"/>
-        <filter token="DATE" value="${ISODATE.rpm}"/>
-      </filterset>
-    </copy>
-
-    <!-- Debian changelog file with updated version number -->
-    <copy preservelastmodified="true" file="debian/changelog.in" tofile="debian/changelog">
-      <filterset>
-        <filter token="PEGASUS_VERSION" value="${pegasus.version}"/>
-        <filter token="DATE" value="${ISODATE.deb}"/>
-      </filterset>
-    </copy>
-
     <!-- Create pegasus-config -->
     <mkdir dir="${dist.bin}"/>
     <copy preservelastmodified="true" todir="${dist.bin}">
