diff --git a/openvswitch.spec b/openvswitch.spec
index cbc64fb..f8e57fe 100644
--- a/openvswitch.spec
+++ b/openvswitch.spec
@@ -415,9 +415,6 @@ rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_bindir}/ovs-benchmark \
     fi
 %endif
 
-%clean
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-
 %preun
 %if 0%{?systemd_preun:1}
     %systemd_preun %{name}.service