diff --git a/byacc.spec b/byacc.spec
index 5f49c97..8c495fc 100644
--- a/byacc.spec
+++ b/byacc.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ License: Public Domain
 Group: Development/Tools
 URL: http://invisible-island.net/byacc/byacc.html
 Source: ftp://invisible-island.net/byacc/byacc-%{byaccdate}.tgz
-BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 %description
 This package provides a parser generator utility that reads a grammar