diff --git a/libevent.spec b/libevent.spec
index 37aaa7f7da855a1b3ff5e7bf9cc8bd847021d34c..c1de1591f63a0cdca2e102f1f0ac3a69eb10d0a4 100644
--- a/libevent.spec
+++ b/libevent.spec
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ with %{name}.
 %make_install
 rm -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.la
 
-%check
-%make_build check
 
 %ldconfig_scriptlets