diff --git a/boxes.spec b/boxes.spec
index 00bd643..09d78b7 100644
--- a/boxes.spec
+++ b/boxes.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Group:          Applications/Text
 License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            http://boxes.thomasjensen.com
 Source0:        http://boxes.thomasjensen.com/download/%{name}-%{version}.src.tar.gz
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 # pass compile flags correctly, don't strip debuginfo automagically
 Patch1:         boxes-fix_make.patch