diff --git a/arj.spec b/arj.spec
index 358969b..6ddb34b 100644
--- a/arj.spec
+++ b/arj.spec
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Patch12:        arj-3.10.22-security-traversal-symlink.patch
 BuildRequires:	autoconf
 Provides:	unarj = %{version}-%{release}
 Obsoletes:	unarj < 3
-BuildRoot:	%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 %description
 This package is an open source version of the arj archiver. It has