diff --git a/scrapyd/eggutils.py b/scrapyd/eggutils.py
index d25969d68..4a34029f1 100644
--- a/scrapyd/eggutils.py
+++ b/scrapyd/eggutils.py
@@ -2,30 +2,23 @@ from __future__ import with_statement
 
 import os, sys, shutil, pkg_resources
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
-from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile, mkdtemp
+from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
 
 def get_spider_list_from_eggfile(eggfile, project, eggrunner='scrapyd.eggrunner'):
-    # FIXME: we use a temporary directory here to avoid permissions problems
-    # when running as system service, as "scrapy list" command tries to write
-    # the scrapy.db sqlite database in current directory
-    tmpdir = mkdtemp(prefix='eggs-%s-' % project)
-    try:
-        with NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.egg', dir=tmpdir) as f:
-            shutil.copyfileobj(eggfile, f)
-            f.flush()
-            eggfile.seek(0)
-            pargs = [sys.executable, '-m', eggrunner, 'list']
-            env = os.environ.copy()
-            env['SCRAPY_PROJECT'] = project
-            env['SCRAPY_EGGFILE'] = f.name
-            proc = Popen(pargs, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, cwd=tmpdir, env=env)
-            out, err = proc.communicate()
-            if proc.returncode:
-                msg = err or out or 'unknown error'
-                raise RuntimeError(msg.splitlines()[-1])
-            return out.splitlines()
-    finally:
-        shutil.rmtree(tmpdir)
+    with NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.egg') as f:
+        shutil.copyfileobj(eggfile, f)
+        f.flush()
+        eggfile.seek(0)
+        pargs = [sys.executable, '-m', eggrunner, 'list']
+        env = os.environ.copy()
+        env['SCRAPY_PROJECT'] = project
+        env['SCRAPY_EGGFILE'] = f.name
+        proc = Popen(pargs, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, env=env)
+        out, err = proc.communicate()
+        if proc.returncode:
+            msg = err or out or 'unknown error'
+            raise RuntimeError(msg.splitlines()[-1])
+        return out.splitlines()
 
 def activate_egg(eggpath):
     """Activate a Scrapy egg file. This is meant to be used from egg runners