diff --git a/spamassassin.spec b/spamassassin.spec
index 3e40d58..121ce7f 100644
--- a/spamassassin.spec
+++ b/spamassassin.spec
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ Source10: spamassassin-helper.sh
 # end of patches
 Requires: perl(:MODULE_COMPAT_%(eval "`%{__perl} -V:version`"; echo $version))
 Buildroot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-root
-Prefix: %{_prefix}
 Requires: /sbin/chkconfig /sbin/service
 
 BuildRequires: perl >= 2:5.8.0