diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1f02daf0..9bb19f02 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Update `wwctl server` to log to stdout rather than a file #503
 - Changed `wwctl server` to use "INFO" for send and receive logs #725
 - Remove a 3-second sleep during iPXE boot. #1500
-
+- Don't package the API in RPM packages by default. #1493
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/warewulf.spec.in b/warewulf.spec.in
index a3343349..bab49360 100644
--- a/warewulf.spec.in
+++ b/warewulf.spec.in
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 %global debug_package %{nil}
 
-%global api 1
-%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} <= 7
 %global api 0
-%endif
 
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
 %global tftpdir /srv/tftpboot