diff --git a/package/busybox/busybox.mk b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
index bfcca6ed3e..5c5a8ea839 100644
--- a/package/busybox/busybox.mk
+++ b/package/busybox/busybox.mk
@@ -323,10 +323,6 @@ define BUSYBOX_KCONFIG_FIXUP_CMDS
 	$(BUSYBOX_SET_INDIVIDUAL_BINARIES)
 endef
 
-define BUSYBOX_CONFIGURE_CMDS
-	$(BUSYBOX_NOCLOBBER_INSTALL)
-endef
-
 define BUSYBOX_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(BUSYBOX_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(BUSYBOX_MAKE_OPTS) -C $(@D)
 endef