diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@
 DIST_CONTRIB = $(top_srcdir)/contrib/bitcoin-cli.bash-completion \
 	       $(top_srcdir)/contrib/bitcoin-tx.bash-completion \
 	       $(top_srcdir)/contrib/bitcoind.bash-completion \
-	       $(top_srcdir)/contrib/init \
-	       $(top_srcdir)/contrib/rpm
+	       $(top_srcdir)/contrib/init
 DIST_SHARE = \
   $(top_srcdir)/share/genbuild.sh \
   $(top_srcdir)/share/rpcauth
diff --git a/contrib/README.md b/contrib/README.md
--- a/contrib/README.md
+++ b/contrib/README.md
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@
 ### [MacDeploy](/contrib/macdeploy) ###
 Scripts and notes for Mac builds. 
 
-### [RPM](/contrib/rpm) ###
-RPM spec file for building bitcoin-core on RPM based distributions.
-
 ### [Gitian-build](/contrib/gitian-build.sh) ###
 Script for running full Gitian builds.