diff --git a/packaging/leapp-repository.spec b/packaging/leapp-repository.spec
index cd51851717..bb45987aa5 100644
--- a/packaging/leapp-repository.spec
+++ b/packaging/leapp-repository.spec
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ install -m 0755 -d %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/leapp/repos.d/
 install -m 0755 -d %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/leapp/transaction/
 install -m 0755 -d %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/leapp/files/
 install -m 0644 etc/leapp/transaction/* %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/leapp/transaction
-install -m 0644 etc/leapp/files/* %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/leapp/files
+# In AlmaLinux-based Leapp, these files are served from the leapp-data packages.
+# install -m 0644 etc/leapp/files/* %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/leapp/files
 
 # install CLI commands for the leapp utility on the expected path
 install -m 0755 -d %{buildroot}%{leapp_python_sitelib}/leapp/cli/