diff --git a/enchant.spec b/enchant.spec
index cc2c8ba..c487baa 100644
--- a/enchant.spec
+++ b/enchant.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ BuildRequires: aspell-devel
 BuildRequires: hunspell-devel
 BuildRequires: libvoikko-devel
 BuildRequires: automake, libtool
-BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
 
 %description
 A library that wraps other spell checking backends.