diff --git a/zaf.spec b/zaf.spec
index 14c660e..0382b18 100644
--- a/zaf.spec
+++ b/zaf.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Release: 0.15.%{upstreamid}svn%{?dist}
 Source: zaf-0-0.1.%{upstreamid}svn.tar.bz2
 Group: Applications/Text
 URL: http://zaf.sourceforge.net/
-BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 #zu/myspell/zu_aff.py and tools/plural-maker state unversioned GPL
 License: LGPLv2+ and GPL+
 BuildArch: noarch