diff --git a/pycairo.spec b/pycairo.spec
index f93bc5f..3f94c40 100644
--- a/pycairo.spec
+++ b/pycairo.spec
@@ -52,13 +52,9 @@ libraries so that they interoperate with pycairo.
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install
 find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name '*.la' | xargs rm -f
 
-%clean
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc AUTHORS COPYING* INSTALL NEWS README