diff --git a/package/speex/speex.mk b/package/speex/speex.mk
index 1b278ea23d..3c188b631e 100644
--- a/package/speex/speex.mk
+++ b/package/speex/speex.mk
@@ -31,8 +31,4 @@ endef
 
 SPEEX_POST_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += SPEEX_LIBTOOL_FIXUP
 
-define SPEEX_BUILD_CMDS
-	$($(PKG)_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $($(PKG)_MAKE_OPTS) -C $(@D)/$($(PKG)_SUBDIR)
-endef
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))