diff --git a/SPECS/ansible-core.spec b/SPECS/ansible-core.spec
index 23d6577..c60780a 100644
--- a/SPECS/ansible-core.spec
+++ b/SPECS/ansible-core.spec
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ URL: http://ansible.com
 Obsoletes: ansible < 2.10.0
 Obsoletes: ansible-base
 
-# ... and provide 'ansible' so that old packages still work without updated
-# spec files.
-Provides: ansible
-
 # Bundled provides that are sprinkled throughout the codebase.
 Provides: bundled(python-backports-ssl_match_hostname) = 3.7.0.1
 Provides: bundled(python-distro) = 1.5.0