diff --git a/gmpy.spec b/gmpy.spec
index e48a921..5588d31 100644
--- a/gmpy.spec
+++ b/gmpy.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Group:		Development/Libraries
 License:	LGPLv2+
 URL:		http://code.google.com/p/gmpy/
 Source0:	http://gmpy.googlecode.com/files/gmpy-%{version}.zip
-BuildRoot:	%(mktemp -ud %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-XXXXXX)
 
 BuildRequires:	python2-devel
 BuildRequires:	gmp-devel