diff --git a/package/python-pyqt/python-pyqt.mk b/package/python-pyqt/python-pyqt.mk
index fa298c480f..50e835170f 100644
--- a/package/python-pyqt/python-pyqt.mk
+++ b/package/python-pyqt/python-pyqt.mk
@@ -108,9 +108,6 @@ define PYTHON_PYQT_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) install
 	touch $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/$(PYTHON_PYQT_PYTHON_DIR)/site-packages/PyQt4/__init__.py
 	$(RM) -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/$(PYTHON_PYQT_PYTHON_DIR)/site-packages/PyQt4/uic/$(PYTHON_PYQT_RM_PORT_BASE)
-	PYTHONPATH="$(PYTHON_PATH)" \
-		$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/python -c "import compileall; \
-		compileall.compile_dir('$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/$(PYTHON_PYQT_PYTHON_DIR)/site-packages/PyQt4')"
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))