diff --git a/amanda.spec b/amanda.spec
index e5a1976..7bcd6d2 100644
--- a/amanda.spec
+++ b/amanda.spec
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ Patch5:        patch-tirpc
 License:       BSD and GPLv3+ and GPLv2+ and GPLv2
 Group:         Applications/System
 URL:           http://www.amanda.org
-BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires: automake autoconf libtool
 BuildRequires: dump xfsdump
 BuildRequires: gnuplot cups samba-client tar grep