diff --git a/package/python-numpy/python-numpy.mk b/package/python-numpy/python-numpy.mk
index 5d2fbfc7ad..3b474efa6e 100644
--- a/package/python-numpy/python-numpy.mk
+++ b/package/python-numpy/python-numpy.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ PYTHON_NUMPY_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_CLAPACK),y)
 PYTHON_NUMPY_DEPENDENCIES += clapack
-PYTHON_NUMPY_SITE_CFG_LIBS += blas lapack
 else
 PYTHON_NUMPY_ENV += BLAS=None LAPACK=None
 endif
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ define PYTHON_NUMPY_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	echo "[DEFAULT]" >> $(@D)/site.cfg
 	echo "library_dirs = $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib" >> $(@D)/site.cfg
 	echo "include_dirs = $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include" >> $(@D)/site.cfg
-	echo "libraries =" $(subst $(space),$(comma),$(PYTHON_NUMPY_SITE_CFG_LIBS)) >> $(@D)/site.cfg
 endef
 
 # Some package may include few headers from NumPy, so let's install it