diff --git a/python-basemap.spec b/python-basemap.spec
index 792f21c..4222e6c 100644
--- a/python-basemap.spec
+++ b/python-basemap.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/matplotlib/basemap-%{version}.t
 Patch2:         python-basemap-1.0.7-datadir.patch
 Patch3:         0001-Fix-the-location-of-basemap_datadir.patch
 Patch4:         python-basemap-1.0.7-numpy-hstack.patch
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires:  python-devel, proj-devel, shapelib-devel, numpy-f2py, geos-devel 
 BuildRequires:  python-httplib2