diff --git a/SPECS/setup.spec b/SPECS/setup.spec
index a3e3f2f..acd6d95 100644
--- a/SPECS/setup.spec
+++ b/SPECS/setup.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A set of system configuration and setup files
 Name: setup
 Version: 2.12.2
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: Public Domain
 Group: System Environment/Base
 URL: https://pagure.io/setup/
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ cp -ar * %{buildroot}/etc
 mv %{buildroot}/etc/lang* %{buildroot}/etc/profile.d/
 rm -f %{buildroot}/etc/uidgid
 rm -f %{buildroot}/etc/COPYING
+rm -f %{buildroot}/etc/hosts.allow
+rm -f %{buildroot}/etc/hosts.deny
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/var/log
 touch %{buildroot}/var/log/lastlog
 touch %{buildroot}/etc/environment
@@ -79,8 +81,6 @@ end
 %config(noreplace) /etc/filesystems
 %config(noreplace) /etc/host.conf
 %verify(not md5 size mtime) %config(noreplace) /etc/hosts
-%config(noreplace) /etc/hosts.allow
-%config(noreplace) /etc/hosts.deny
 %verify(not md5 size mtime) %config(noreplace) /etc/motd
 %config(noreplace) /etc/printcap
 %verify(not md5 size mtime) %config(noreplace) /etc/inputrc
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ end
 %ghost %verify(not md5 size mtime) %config(noreplace,missingok) /etc/fstab
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Mar 16 2019 Ondrej Vasik <ovasik@redhat.com> - 2.12.2-2
+- do not ship /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny (no need for them
+  as we don't allow tcp_wrappers in RHEL8, #1663556) 
+
 * Mon Sep 10 2018 Ondrej Vasik <ovasik@redhat.com> - 2.12.2-1
 - fix lang.csh script so it doesn't break tcsh -e scripts (#1620004)