diff --git a/augeas.spec b/augeas.spec
index 2be7f7e..b10cc85 100644
--- a/augeas.spec
+++ b/augeas.spec
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin/dump
 %postun libs -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %files
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %{_bindir}/augmatch
 %{_bindir}/augparse
 %{_bindir}/augtool
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin/dump
 %{_datadir}/vim/vimfiles/ftdetect/augeas.vim
 
 %files libs
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 # _datadir/augeas and _datadir/augeas/lenses are owned
 # by filesystem.
 %{_datadir}/augeas/lenses/dist
@@ -113,14 +111,12 @@ rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/bin/dump
 %doc AUTHORS COPYING NEWS
 
 %files devel
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc
 %{_includedir}/*
 %{_libdir}/*.so
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/augeas.pc
 
 %files static
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %{_libdir}/libaugeas.a
 %{_libdir}/libfa.a