diff --git a/commoncpp2.spec b/commoncpp2.spec
index 18e691e..4b2b55c 100644
--- a/commoncpp2.spec
+++ b/commoncpp2.spec
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
 rm -f %{buildroot}%{_infodir}/dir
 find %{buildroot} -name '*.la' -exec rm -f {} \;
 
-%clean
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-
 %post -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %post -n %{name}-devel