diff --git a/slapi-nis.spec b/slapi-nis.spec
index 57a8ee1..49a3b9c 100644
--- a/slapi-nis.spec
+++ b/slapi-nis.spec
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ rm $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir}/dirsrv/plugins/*.la
 make check
 %endif
 
-%clean
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc COPYING NEWS README STATUS doc/*.txt doc/examples/*.ldif doc/ipa