diff --git a/sgml-common.spec b/sgml-common.spec
index 6cf9c32..1efe6f1 100644
--- a/sgml-common.spec
+++ b/sgml-common.spec
@@ -119,9 +119,6 @@ mkdir -p __dist_doc/html/
 cp -p doc/HTML/*.html __dist_doc/html/
 
 
-%clean
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-
 %pre -n xml-common
 if [ $1 -gt 1 ] && [ -e %{_sysconfdir}/xml/catalog ]; then
 	for type in system uri ; do