diff --git a/packages/linux/build b/packages/linux/build
index 28f7f14fd7..be8fcd83ed 100755
--- a/packages/linux/build
+++ b/packages/linux/build
@@ -49,20 +49,6 @@ cd -
 cd $(kernel_path)
 LDFLAGS="" make $KERNEL_IMAGE
 
-( cd tools/power/cpupower
-
-  # dont use some optimizations because of build problems
-    LDFLAGS=`echo $LDFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Wl,--as-needed||"`
-
-  export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include"
-  export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/lib -L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib"
-
-  make CROSS="$TARGET_PREFIX" \
-       V=1 \
-       DEBUG=false \
-       NLS=false \
-)
-
 if [ "$DEVTOOLS" = yes ]; then
   ( cd tools/perf
 
diff --git a/packages/linux/install b/packages/linux/install
index d8287358a0..9ce52336f7 100755
--- a/packages/linux/install
+++ b/packages/linux/install
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/modprobe.d
   cp $PKG_DIR/modprobe.d/*.conf $INSTALL/etc/modprobe.d
 
-mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
-  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/tools/power/cpupower/libcpupower.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
-
-mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
-  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/tools/power/cpupower/cpupower $INSTALL/usr/bin
-
 if [ "$DEVTOOLS" = "yes" ]; then
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
     cp -P $PKG_BUILD/tools/perf/perf $INSTALL/usr/bin/