diff --git a/libgpg-error.spec b/libgpg-error.spec
index 33da9b5..d869e3d 100644
--- a/libgpg-error.spec
+++ b/libgpg-error.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Source1: ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/libgpg-error/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2.sig
 Patch1: libgpg-error-1.25-multilib.patch
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 License: LGPLv2+
-BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires: gawk, gettext, autoconf, automake, gettext-devel, libtool
 BuildRequires: texinfo