diff --git a/potrace.spec b/potrace.spec
index 006c87d..6aa87b0 100644
--- a/potrace.spec
+++ b/potrace.spec
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ find %{buildroot} -name *.la -exec rm -rf {} \;
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{name}
 
 %files
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc AUTHORS ChangeLog COPYING NEWS README doc/placement.pdf
 %{_bindir}/potrace
 %{_bindir}/mkbitmap
@@ -78,12 +77,10 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{name}
 %{_mandir}/man1/mkbitmap.1.*
 
 %files devel
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %{_libdir}/libpotrace.so
 %{_includedir}/potracelib.h
 
 %files doc
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc potrace.pdf potracelib.pdf
 
 %changelog