diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index 4b1ce7faed..7dc0eac8ce 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -186,9 +186,6 @@ TARGET_READELF  = $(TARGET_CROSS)readelf
 TARGET_OBJCOPY  = $(TARGET_CROSS)objcopy
 TARGET_OBJDUMP  = $(TARGET_CROSS)objdump
 
-TARGET_CC_NOCCACHE  := $(TARGET_CC)
-TARGET_CXX_NOCCACHE := $(TARGET_CXX)
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_STRIP_strip),y)
 STRIP_STRIP_DEBUG := --strip-debug
 STRIP_STRIP_UNNEEDED := --strip-unneeded