diff --git a/opendnssec.spec b/opendnssec.spec
index 42151c4..876e024 100644
--- a/opendnssec.spec
+++ b/opendnssec.spec
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ Source4: conf.xml
 Source5: tmpfiles-opendnssec.conf
 Source6: opendnssec.cron
 Group: Applications/System
-BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 Requires: opencryptoki, softhsm, systemd-units
 BuildRequires: ldns-devel >= 1.6.12, sqlite-devel , openssl-devel
 BuildRequires: libxml2-devel CUnit-devel, doxygen