diff --git a/.packit.yaml b/.packit.yaml
index ce813c24499..564e7985a52 100644
--- a/.packit.yaml
+++ b/.packit.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ upstream_tag_template: "{version}"
 actions:
   post-upstream-clone:
     - "wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/theforeman/foreman-packaging/rpm/develop/packages/katello/rubygem-katello/rubygem-katello.spec -O rubygem-katello.spec"
-    - "sed -i '/%global prerelease/d' rubygem-katello.spec"
   get-current-version:
     - "sed -i 's/-master//' lib/katello/version.rb"
     - ruby -rrubygems -e 'puts Gem::Specification::load(Dir.glob("*.gemspec").first).version'