diff --git a/package/expat/expat.mk b/package/expat/expat.mk
index 5b4eb97e21..5d68e36642 100644
--- a/package/expat/expat.mk
+++ b/package/expat/expat.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,3 @@ EXPAT_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkg-config
 
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,expat))
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,expat,host))
-
-$(EXPAT_HOOK_POST_INSTALL): $(EXPAT_TARGET_INSTALL_TARGET)
-	$(STRIPCMD) $(STRIP_STRIP_UNNEEDED) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libexpat.so.*
-	touch $@