diff --git a/libiptcdata.spec b/libiptcdata.spec
index f0ac051..a9a292c 100644
--- a/libiptcdata.spec
+++ b/libiptcdata.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Group: Development/Libraries
 License: LGPLv2+
 URL: http://libiptcdata.sourceforge.net/
 Source0: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires: autoconf
 BuildRequires: automake
 BuildRequires: gettext