diff --git a/SPECS/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.spec b/SPECS/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.spec
index 597870037f4..7b25e782e95 100644
--- a/SPECS/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.spec
+++ b/SPECS/protobuf-c/protobuf-c.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary:        Google's data interchange format - C implementation
 Name:           protobuf-c
 Version:        1.5.0
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 License:        BSD-3-Clause
 Vendor:         Microsoft Corporation
 Distribution:   Azure Linux
@@ -31,14 +31,6 @@ Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 The protobuf-c-devel package contains libraries and header files for
 developing applications that use protobuf-c.
 
-%package        static
-Summary:        protobuf-c static lib
-Group:          Development/Libraries
-Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
-
-%description    static
-The protobuf-c-static package contains static protobuf-c libraries.
-
 %prep
 %autosetup -p1
 
@@ -49,6 +41,7 @@ The protobuf-c-static package contains static protobuf-c libraries.
 %install
 %make_install
 find %{buildroot} -type f -name "*.la" -delete -print
+find %{buildroot} -type f -name "libprotobuf-c.a" -delete -print
 
 %check
 %make_build check
@@ -68,11 +61,10 @@ find %{buildroot} -type f -name "*.la" -delete -print
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/*
 %{_libdir}/libprotobuf-c.so
 
-%files static
-%defattr(-,root,root)
-%{_libdir}/libprotobuf-c.a
-
 %changelog
+* Wed Mar 06 2024 Lanze Liu <lanzeliu@microsoft.com> - 1.5.0-3
+- Remove protobuf-c static sub-package
+
 * Tue Mar 05 2024 Lanze Liu <lanzeliu@microsoft.com> - 1.5.0-2
 - Add missing dependencies protobuf and protobuf-static