diff --git a/memtest86+.spec b/memtest86+.spec
index 871ca96..ad36e45 100644
--- a/memtest86+.spec
+++ b/memtest86+.spec
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Patch2:   memtest86+-5.01-compile-fix.patch
 Patch3:   memtest86+-5.01-crash-fix.patch
 Patch4:   memtest86+-5.01-fgnu89-inline.patch
 URL:      http://www.memtest.org
-BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 # require glibc-devel.i386 via this file:
 BuildRequires: %{_includedir}/gnu/stubs-32.h
 Requires: grubby sed coreutils util-linux