diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index e2c1b6f..d0235ba 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ STAGING_DATADIR = "${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${datadir}"
 STAGING_EXECPREFIXDIR = "${STAGING_DIR_HOST}${exec_prefix}"
 STAGING_LOADER_DIR = "${STAGING_DIR_HOST}/loader"
 STAGING_FIRMWARE_DIR = "${STAGING_DIR_HOST}/firmware"
-STAGING_PYDIR = "${STAGING_DIR}/lib/python2.4"
 
 STAGING_DIR_TARGET = "${STAGING_DIR}/${MACHINE}"
 STAGING_DIR_TCBOOTSTRAP = "${STAGING_DIR_TARGET}-tcbootstrap"