diff --git a/libyaml.spec b/libyaml.spec
index 1a8f1e3..d8b003e 100644
--- a/libyaml.spec
+++ b/libyaml.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Group:      System Environment/Libraries
 License:    MIT
 URL:        http://pyyaml.org/
 Source0:    http://pyyaml.org/download/libyaml/%{tarballname}-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRoot:  %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 %description
 YAML is a data serialization format designed for human readability and