diff --git a/package/policycoreutils/policycoreutils.mk b/package/policycoreutils/policycoreutils.mk
index b117aa6902..4f7176777c 100644
--- a/package/policycoreutils/policycoreutils.mk
+++ b/package/policycoreutils/policycoreutils.mk
@@ -73,22 +73,10 @@ HOST_POLICYCOREUTILS_MAKE_OPTS = \
 	$(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 	CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS) -U_FILE_OFFSET_BITS" \
 	CPPFLAGS="$(HOST_CPPFLAGS) -U_FILE_OFFSET_BITS" \
-	PYTHON="$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python" \
-	PYTHON_INSTALL_ARGS="$(HOST_PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_INSTALL_OPTS)" \
 	ARCH="$(HOSTARCH)" \
 	DESTDIR=$(HOST_DIR) \
 	PREFIX=$(HOST_DIR)
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),y)
-HOST_POLICYCOREUTILS_DEPENDENCIES += host-python3
-HOST_POLICYCOREUTILS_MAKE_OPTS += \
-	PYLIBVER="python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)"
-else
-HOST_POLICYCOREUTILS_DEPENDENCIES += host-python
-HOST_POLICYCOREUTILS_MAKE_OPTS += \
-	PYLIBVER="python$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)"
-endif
-
 # Note: We are only building the programs required by the refpolicy build
 HOST_POLICYCOREUTILS_MAKE_DIRS = \
 	load_policy newrole run_init \