diff --git a/package/dialog/dialog.mk b/package/dialog/dialog.mk
index 06379f2c50..9846fd38bf 100644
--- a/package/dialog/dialog.mk
+++ b/package/dialog/dialog.mk
@@ -21,9 +21,4 @@ define DIALOG_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	install -c $(@D)/dialog $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/dialog
 endef
 
-define DIALOG_POST_CLEAN
-	-$(MAKE) -C $(@D) clean
-	rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/dialog
-endef
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))