diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 761000130..8ff76a3ee 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ missing
 mkinstalldirs
 pkginfo
 prototype
-rpm
 stamp-h
 stamp-h?
 stamp-h.in
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 45c9f3534..92a95df05 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 
 2009-01-24 Enrico Weigelt, metux ITS <weigelt@metux.de>
 
+	* vfs/extfs/rpm, vfs/extfs/trpm: removed obsolete rpm tags
 	* src/cmd.c: fixed bug #35 (do_view_cmd is now calling repaint_screen())
 	* syntax/Syntax, syntax/nemerle.syntax: Added syntax rules 
 	  for Nemerle source files
diff --git a/vfs/extfs/rpm b/vfs/extfs/rpm
index 08d62c285..219bc8a82 100644
--- a/vfs/extfs/rpm
+++ b/vfs/extfs/rpm
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ mcrpmfs_list ()
 	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/PACKAGER"
      test "`$RPM -qp --qf \"%{URL}\" \"$f\"`" = "(none)" ||
 	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/URL"
-     test "`$RPM -qp --qf \"%{SERIAL}\" \"$f\"`" = "(none)" ||
-	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/SERIAL"
-     test "`$RPM -qp --qf \"%{COPYRIGHT}\" \"$f\"`" = "(none)" ||
-	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/COPYRIGHT"
      test "`$RPM -qp --qf \"%{EPOCH}\" \"$f\"`" = "(none)" ||
 	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/EPOCH"
      test "`$RPM -qp --qf \"%{LICENSE}\" \"$f\"`" = "(none)" ||
@@ -106,8 +102,6 @@ mcrpmfs_list ()
     else
 	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/PACKAGER"
 	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/URL"
-	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/SERIAL"
-	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/COPYRIGHT"
 	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/EPOCH"
 	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/LICENSE"
     fi
@@ -156,8 +150,6 @@ mcrpmfs_copyout ()
 	INFO/PACKAGER)		$RPM -qp --qf "%{PACKAGER}\n" "$f" > "$3"; exit 0;;
 	INFO/URL)		$RPM -qp --qf "%{URL}\n" "$f" >"$3"; exit 0;;
 	INFO/BUILDTIME)		$RPM -qp --qf "%{BUILDTIME:date}\n" "$f" >"$3"; exit 0;;
-	INFO/SERIAL)		$RPM -qp --qf "%{SERIAL}\n" "$f" >"$3"; exit 0;;
-	INFO/COPYRIGHT)		$RPM -qp --qf "%{COPYRIGHT}\n" "$f" >"$3"; exit 0;;
 	INFO/EPOCH)		$RPM -qp --qf "%{EPOCH}\n" "$f" >"$3"; exit 0;;
 	INFO/LICENSE)		$RPM -qp --qf "%{LICENSE}\n" "$f" >"$3"; exit 0;;
 	INFO/RPMVERSION)	$RPM -qp --qf "%{RPMVERSION}\n" "$f" >"$3"; exit 0;;
diff --git a/vfs/extfs/trpm b/vfs/extfs/trpm
index 9900d1b10..d9a79308d 100644
--- a/vfs/extfs/trpm
+++ b/vfs/extfs/trpm
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ mcrpmfs_list ()
 	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/PACKAGER"
      test "`$RPM -q --qf \"%{URL}\" -- "$1"`" = "(none)" ||
 	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/URL"
-     test "`$RPM -q --qf \"%{SERIAL}\" -- "$1"`" = "(none)" ||
-	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/SERIAL"
-     test "`$RPM -q --qf \"%{COPYRIGHT}\" -- "$1"`" = "(none)" ||
-	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/COPYRIGHT"
      test "`$RPM -q --qf \"%{EPOCH}\" -- "$1"`" = "(none)" ||
 	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/EPOCH"
      test "`$RPM -q --qf \"%{LICENSE}\" -- "$1"`" = "(none)" ||
@@ -96,8 +92,6 @@ mcrpmfs_list ()
     else
 	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/PACKAGER"
 	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/URL"
-	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/SERIAL"
-	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/COPYRIGHT"
 	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/EPOCH"
 	 echo "$FILEPREF 0 $DATE INFO/LICENSE"
     fi
@@ -143,8 +137,6 @@ mcrpmfs_copyout ()
 	INFO/PACKAGER)		$RPM -q --qf "%{PACKAGER}\n" -- "$1" > "$3"; exit 0;;
 	INFO/URL)		$RPM -q --qf "%{URL}\n" -- "$1" > "$3"; exit 0;;
 	INFO/BUILDTIME)		$RPM -q --qf "%{BUILDTIME:date}\n" -- "$1" > "$3"; exit 0;;
-	INFO/SERIAL)		$RPM -q --qf "%{SERIAL}\n" -- "$1" > "$3"; exit 0;;
-	INFO/COPYRIGHT)		$RPM -q --qf "%{COPYRIGHT}\n" -- "$1" > "$3"; exit 0;;
 	INFO/EPOCH)		$RPM -q --qf "%{EPOCH}\n" -- "$1" > "$3"; exit 0;;
 	INFO/LICENSE)		$RPM -q --qf "%{LICENSE}\n" -- "$1" > "$3"; exit 0;;
 	INFO/RPMVERSION)	$RPM -q --qf "%{RPMVERSION}\n" -- "$1" > "$3"; exit 0;;