diff --git a/systemtap.spec b/systemtap.spec
index cf5a5f2..e446894 100644
--- a/systemtap.spec
+++ b/systemtap.spec
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ URL: http://sourceware.org/systemtap/
 Source: ftp://sourceware.org/pub/systemtap/releases/systemtap-%{version}.tar.gz
 
 # Build*
-BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: gettext-devel
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(nss)