diff --git a/tor.spec.in b/tor.spec.in
index 16ea8f14d7..7c7b4a63a3 100644
--- a/tor.spec.in
+++ b/tor.spec.in
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@
 %define release %{pkgspec}.%{specver}.%{ostag}
 %endif
 
-# This line is rumored to make sure binaries aren't stripped, but
-# to still allow man pages to be compressed.
-# %define __spec_install_post /usr/lib/rpm/brp-compress /usr/lib/rpm/brp-strip-comment-note %{nil}
-
 ## General-purpose macros
 #
 # Some systems don't have some macros. If a macro doesn't seem