diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.RHEL8-x86_64.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.RHEL8-x86_64.Common
index f085678b5..244520f20 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.RHEL8-x86_64.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.RHEL8-x86_64.Common
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG_SITE.linux-x86_64.Common
 CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS += RHEL8-x86_64-clang
 
 # Build for old RHEL7 64 bit
-CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS += RHEL7-x86_64
+#CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS += RHEL7-x86_64
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.RHEL9-x86_64.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.RHEL9-x86_64.Common
index ad5296dfc..5fd9ce935 100644
--- a/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.RHEL9-x86_64.Common
+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG_SITE.RHEL9-x86_64.Common
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS += RHEL9-x86_64-clang
 CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS += RHEL8-x86_64
 
 # Build for old RHEL7 64 bit
-CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS += RHEL7-x86_64
+#CROSS_COMPILER_TARGET_ARCHS += RHEL7-x86_64
diff --git a/epics-base.spec b/epics-base.spec
index 4efb912bc..9606b389f 100644
--- a/epics-base.spec
+++ b/epics-base.spec
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@ Summary:    Minimal stuff needed to build EPICS host apps
 Requires:   %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 # This EPICS installation uses the toolset 12 compiler
-%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
-Requires:       devtoolset-12-gcc-c++
-BuildRequires:  devtoolset-12-gcc-c++
-%endif
-
 %if 0%{?rhel} >= 8
 Requires:       gcc-toolset-12-gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  gcc-toolset-12-gcc-c++
@@ -67,11 +62,8 @@ BuildRequires:  gcc-toolset-12-gcc-c++
 # The perl stuff we need
 Requires:       perl-interpreter >= 5.10.1
 BuildRequires:  perl-interpreter >= 5.10.1
-
-%if 0%{?rhel} >= 7
 Requires:       perl-File-Path perl-Getopt-Long perl-Pod-Usage perl-Time-HiRes perl-Data-Dumper perl-Scalar-List-Utils
 BuildRequires:  perl-File-Path perl-Getopt-Long perl-Pod-Usage perl-Time-HiRes perl-Data-Dumper perl-Scalar-List-Utils
-%endif
 
 %if 0%{?rhel} >= 8
 Requires:       perl-Text-Tabs+Wrap
@@ -92,13 +84,15 @@ Contains headers etc to build EPICS host applications.
 
 ###########################################
 
+%if %{?rhel} > 8
 %package compat
-Summary:        EPICS base %{EpicsVersion} for other RHEL versions
+Summary:        EPICS base %{EpicsVersion} for older RHEL versions
 Requires:       %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 AutoReqProv:    no
 
 %description compat
-Contains EPICS binaries that run on other RHEL versions.
+Contains EPICS binaries that run on older RHEL versions.
+%endif
 
 ###########################################
 
@@ -208,11 +202,7 @@ shopt -s extglob
 /bin/sed 's!\$EPICS_BASE!%{prog_folder}!' epics-base.sh > %{buildroot}%{prog_folder}/bin/epics-base.sh
 
 # copy over old libraries for compatibility
-%if %{?rhel} > 7
-%{__cp} /opt/RHEL7/lib64/libreadline.so.6 %{buildroot}%{prog_folder}/lib/RHEL7-x86_64
-%endif
 %if %{?rhel} > 8
-%{__cp} /opt/RHEL7/lib64/libtinfo.so.5 %{buildroot}%{prog_folder}/lib/RHEL7-x86_64
 %{__cp} /opt/RHEL8/lib64/libreadline.so.7 %{buildroot}%{prog_folder}/lib/RHEL8-x86_64
 %endif
 
@@ -300,24 +290,15 @@ fi
 
 ###########################################
 
-%files compat
-%if %{?rhel} > 7
-%dir %{prog_folder}/bin/RHEL7*
-%{prog_folder}/bin/RHEL7*/[Scips]*[^.]??
-%{prog_folder}/bin/RHEL7*/p2p
-%{prog_folder}/bin/RHEL7*/msi
-%dir %{prog_folder}/lib/RHEL7*
-%{prog_folder}/lib/RHEL7*/*.so*
-%endif
-
 %if %{?rhel} > 8
+
+%files compat
 %dir %{prog_folder}/bin/RHEL8*
 %{prog_folder}/bin/RHEL8*/[Scips]*[^.]??
 %{prog_folder}/bin/RHEL8*/p2p
 %{prog_folder}/bin/RHEL8*/msi
 %dir %{prog_folder}/lib/RHEL8*
 %{prog_folder}/lib/RHEL8*/*.so*
-%endif
 
 %if %{?rhel} > 9
 %dir %{prog_folder}/bin/RHEL9*
@@ -328,6 +309,8 @@ fi
 %{prog_folder}/lib/RHEL9*/*.so*
 %endif
 
+%endif
+
 ###########################################
 
 %files wine