diff --git a/xterm.spec b/xterm.spec
index c49f103..7c61a81 100644
--- a/xterm.spec
+++ b/xterm.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ Release: 1%{?dist}
 URL: http://invisible-island.net/xterm
 License: MIT
 Group: User Interface/X
-BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires: imake pkgconfig ncurses-devel libutempter-devel
 BuildRequires: libXft-devel libXaw-devel libXext-devel desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires: libxkbfile-devel
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ done
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install
 
 cp -fp %{SOURCE1} 16colors.txt
@@ -67,9 +65,6 @@ desktop-file-install --vendor=fedora \
 	--dir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications \
 	xterm.desktop
 
-%clean
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-
 %post
 /bin/touch --no-create %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null || :
 
@@ -83,7 +78,6 @@ fi
 /usr/bin/gtk-update-icon-cache -f %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor &>/dev/null || :
 
 %files
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc xterm.log.html ctlseqs.txt 16colors.txt README.i18n THANKS
 %{_bindir}/xterm
 %{_bindir}/koi8rxterm