diff --git a/spamassassin.spec b/spamassassin.spec
index 07063d4..153cd90 100644
--- a/spamassassin.spec
+++ b/spamassassin.spec
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ Patch104: spamassassin-3.4.1-salearn.patch
 
 # end of patches
 Requires: perl(:MODULE_COMPAT_%(eval "`%{__perl} -V:version`"; echo $version))
-BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 Requires: /sbin/chkconfig /sbin/service
 Requires(post): diffutils