diff --git a/tog-pegasus.spec b/tog-pegasus.spec
index 4e475cb..06a0968 100644
--- a/tog-pegasus.spec
+++ b/tog-pegasus.spec
@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@ install -p Schemas/CIM238/DMTF/Core/CIM_AbstractComponent.mof $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/us
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/%{_lib}
 cd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/Pegasus/test
 make prestarttests
+# remove files created during the test
+rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/Pegasus/test/log.trace.0
+rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/Pegasus/test/testtracer4.trace.0
 
 
 %files
@@ -398,8 +401,6 @@ make prestarttests
 %files test
 %defattr(0644,root,pegasus,0755)
 %dir /usr/share/Pegasus/test
-/usr/share/Pegasus/test/log.trace.0
-/usr/share/Pegasus/test/testtracer4.trace.0
 /usr/share/Pegasus/test/Makefile
 %attr(0600, root, root) /usr/share/Pegasus/test/snmptrapd.conf
 /usr/share/Pegasus/test/mak