diff --git a/packages/python/devel/pyyaml/package.mk b/packages/python/devel/pyyaml/package.mk
index 6141591ded..7bd3c2b4bd 100644
--- a/packages/python/devel/pyyaml/package.mk
+++ b/packages/python/devel/pyyaml/package.mk
@@ -9,9 +9,4 @@ PKG_SITE="https://pypi.org/project/PyYAML/"
 PKG_URL="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/${PKG_NAME:0:1}/${PKG_NAME}/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
 PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="Python3:host setuptools:host"
 PKG_LONGDESC="YAML parser and emitter for Python"
-PKG_TOOLCHAIN="manual"
-
-makeinstall_host() {
-  export DONT_BUILD_LEGACY_PYC=1
-  exec_thread_safe python3 setup.py install --prefix="${TOOLCHAIN}"
-}
+PKG_TOOLCHAIN="python"