diff --git a/pisi/build.py b/pisi/build.py
index ae9c8840..d42b39a9 100644
--- a/pisi/build.py
+++ b/pisi/build.py
@@ -247,13 +247,8 @@ class PisiBuild:
             install_dir = self.ctx.pkg_dir() + const.install_dir_suffix
             for afile in package.additionalFiles:
                 src = os.path.join(const.files_dir, afile.filename)
-                dest = os.path.join(install_dir + afile.target)
-                if not afile.fileas:
-                    util.copy_file(src, dest, fileas=afile.filename)
-                    dest += afile.filename
-                else:
-                    util.copy_file(src, dest, fileas=afile.fileas)
-                    dest += afile.fileas
+                dest = os.path.join(install_dir + os.path.dirname(afile.target), os.path.basename(afile.target))
+                util.copy_file(src, dest)
                 if afile.permission:
                     os.chmod(dest, int(afile.permission) | 0777)
                 if afile.owner:
diff --git a/pisi/specfile.py b/pisi/specfile.py
index befbd3d0..13fb99de 100644
--- a/pisi/specfile.py
+++ b/pisi/specfile.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class AdditionalFileInfo:
         self.target = getNodeAttribute(node, "target")
         self.permission = getNodeAttribute(node, "permission")
         self.owner = getNodeAttribute(node, "owner")
-        self.fileas = getNodeAttribute(node, "fileas")
 
     def elt(self, xml):
         node = xml.newNode("AdditionalFile")
@@ -47,8 +46,6 @@ class AdditionalFileInfo:
             node.setAttribute("permission", self.permission)
         if self.owner:
             node.setAttribute("owner", self.owner)
-        if self.owner:
-            node.setAttribute("fileas", self.fileas)
 
     def verify(self):
         if not self.filename: return False
diff --git a/pisi/util.py b/pisi/util.py
index 9fde9d57..35b7ee14 100644
--- a/pisi/util.py
+++ b/pisi/util.py
@@ -166,14 +166,11 @@ def dir_size(dir):
             yield sum([getsize(join(root, name)) for name in files if not islink(join(root,name))])
     return sum( sizes() )
 
-def copy_file(src, dest, fileas=''):
+def copy_file(src, dest):
     """copy source file to destination file"""
     check_file(src)
     check_dir(os.path.dirname(dest))
-    if not fileas:
-        shutil.copyfile(src, dest)
-    else:
-        shutil.copyfile(src, dest + '/' + fileas)
+    shutil.copyfile(src, dest)
 
 def get_file_hashes(top, excludePrefixes=None, removePrefix=None):
     """Generator function iterates over a toplevel path and returns the