diff --git a/package/checkpolicy/checkpolicy.mk b/package/checkpolicy/checkpolicy.mk
index af9a58cee8..baf16fb802 100644
--- a/package/checkpolicy/checkpolicy.mk
+++ b/package/checkpolicy/checkpolicy.mk
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ define CHECKPOLICY_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(CHECKPOLICY_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR)
 endef
 
-define CHECKPOLICY_STAGING_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(CHECKPOLICY_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) install
-
-endef
-
 define CHECKPOLICY_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(CHECKPOLICY_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) install
 endef