diff --git a/alpine.spec b/alpine.spec
index a988fa6..07dda92 100644
--- a/alpine.spec
+++ b/alpine.spec
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ Source1: README.fedora
 # I understand this to be a special case of the "Optional Functionality"
 # description at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Conflicts
 Conflicts: pine
-BuildRoot: %(mktemp -ud %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-XXXXXX)
 
 Provides: re-alpine = %{version}-%{release}