diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index dbf0515508..953a839790 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -477,14 +477,11 @@ update-download:: update-config_files
 after-update:: prereq
 
 update-mspec:
-	$(Q) $(srcdir)/tool/git-refresh -C $(srcdir)/spec $(Q1:0=-q) \
-		$(MSPEC_GIT_URL) mspec $(GIT_OPTS)
-	$(Q)$(CHDIR) $(srcdir)/spec/mspec && exec git --no-pager log -1 --oneline
+	$(Q)$(CHDIR) $(srcdir)/spec/mspec && exec git --no-pager log -1 --oneline .
 
 update-rubyspec: update-mspec
-	$(Q) $(srcdir)/tool/git-refresh -C $(srcdir)/spec $(Q1:0=-q) \
-		$(RUBYSPEC_GIT_URL) rubyspec $(GIT_OPTS)
-	$(Q)$(CHDIR) $(srcdir)/spec/rubyspec && exec git --no-pager log -1 --oneline
+	$(Q) echo ruby/spec is now in the MRI repository and make update-rubyspec has no effect
+	$(Q)$(CHDIR) $(srcdir)/spec/rubyspec && exec git --no-pager log -1 --oneline .
 
 test-rubyspec-precheck:
 	@if [ ! -d $(srcdir)/spec/rubyspec ]; then echo No rubyspec here.  make update-rubyspec first.; exit 1; fi
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 55529a18e7..36677e7d7c 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ up::
 
 after-update:: extract-extlibs
 
-update-remote:: update-src update-download $(HAVE_GIT:yes=)update-rubyspec
+update-remote:: update-src update-download
 update-download:: update-unicode update-gems download-extlibs
 
 noupdate-rubyspec:
@@ -1265,7 +1265,6 @@ help: PHONY
 	"  test-all:        all ruby tests [TESTOPTS=-j4 TESTS=\"<test files>\"]" \
 	"  test-rubyspec:   run the Ruby spec suite" \
 	"  up:              update local copy and autogenerated files" \
-	"  update-rubyspec: update local copy of the Ruby spec suite" \
 	"  benchmark:       benchmark this ruby and COMPARE_RUBY." \
 	"  gcbench:         gc benchmark [GCBENCH_ITEM=<item_name>]" \
 	"  gcbench-rdoc:    gc benchmark with GCBENCH_ITEM=rdoc" \