diff --git a/rpm_spec/qubes-kernel-vm-support.spec.in b/rpm_spec/qubes-kernel-vm-support.spec.in
index e70a9e5..b77b840 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/qubes-kernel-vm-support.spec.in
+++ b/rpm_spec/qubes-kernel-vm-support.spec.in
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ URL:		http://www.qubes-os.org
 Requires:	dracut
 Requires:	dkms
 
-%if 0%{?qubes_builder}
-%define _builddir %(pwd)
-%endif
-
 %description
 This package contains:
 1. Dracut module required to setup Qubes VM root filesystem. This package is
diff --git a/rpm_spec/qubes-utils.spec.in b/rpm_spec/qubes-utils.spec.in
index d733b52..1ff5951 100644
--- a/rpm_spec/qubes-utils.spec.in
+++ b/rpm_spec/qubes-utils.spec.in
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-%if 0%{?qubes_builder}
-%define _builddir %(pwd)
-%endif
-
 Name:		qubes-utils
 Version:	@VERSION@
 Release:	1%{?dist}