diff --git a/cyrus-sasl.spec b/cyrus-sasl.spec
index fb2bd07..4343da7 100644
--- a/cyrus-sasl.spec
+++ b/cyrus-sasl.spec
@@ -355,9 +355,6 @@ rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/*.la
 rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_mandir}/cat8/saslauthd.8
 
 
-%clean
-test "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" != "/" && rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-
 %pre
 getent group %{username} >/dev/null || groupadd -g 76 -r %{username}
 getent passwd %{username} >/dev/null || useradd -r -g %{username} -d %{homedir} -s /sbin/nologin -c "%{hint}" %{username}