diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/build-aux/syntax-check.mk b/build-aux/syntax-check.mk
index 05632f8..f37b705 100644
--- a/build-aux/syntax-check.mk
+++ b/build-aux/syntax-check.mk
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ _sc_excl = \
 VC_LIST_EXCEPT = \
   $(VC_LIST) | sed 's|^$(_dot_escaped_srcdir)/||' \
 	| if test -f $(srcdir)/.x-$@; then grep -vEf $(srcdir)/.x-$@; \
-	  else grep -Ev -e "$${VC_LIST_EXCEPT_DEFAULT-ChangeLog}"; fi \
+	  else grep -Ev -e "$${VC_LIST_EXCEPT_DEFAULT}"; fi \
 	| grep -Ev -e '($(VC_LIST_ALWAYS_EXCLUDE_REGEX)|$(_sc_excl))' \
 	$(_prepend_srcdir_prefix)
 
@@ -528,13 +528,6 @@ sc_prohibit_verify_without_use:
 sc_prohibit_xfreopen_without_use:
 	@h='xfreopen.h' re='\<xfreopen *\(' $(_sc_header_without_use)
 
-# Each nonempty ChangeLog line must start with a year number, or a TAB.
-sc_changelog:
-	@prohibit='^[^12	]'					\
-	in_vc_files='^ChangeLog$$'					\
-	halt='found unexpected prefix in a ChangeLog'			\
-	  $(_sc_search_regexp)
-
 sc_trailing_blank:
 	@prohibit='[	 ]$$'						\
 	halt='found trailing blank(s)'					\
diff --git a/virt-viewer.spec.in b/virt-viewer.spec.in
index 265bd30..9400268 100644
--- a/virt-viewer.spec.in
+++ b/virt-viewer.spec.in
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ the display, and libvirt for looking up VNC/SPICE server details.
 %find_lang %{name}
 
 %files -f %{name}.lang
-%doc README.md COPYING AUTHORS ChangeLog NEWS
+%doc README.md COPYING AUTHORS NEWS
 %{_bindir}/%{name}
 %{_bindir}/remote-viewer
 %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/*/apps/*