diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 9643a30e24..38ef581a0f 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -653,8 +653,6 @@ $(2)_MANIFEST_SITE = $$(call qstrip,$$($(2)_SITE))
 endif
 endif
 endif
-$(2)_MANIFEST_TARBALL ?= not saved
-$(2)_MANIFEST_SITE ?= not saved
 
 # legal-info: produce legally relevant info.
 $(1)-legal-info: