diff --git a/package/gcc/gcc-final/gcc-final.mk b/package/gcc/gcc-final/gcc-final.mk
index 0b390d1b10..0f94579ac4 100644
--- a/package/gcc/gcc-final/gcc-final.mk
+++ b/package/gcc/gcc-final/gcc-final.mk
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ endif
 
 HOST_GCC_FINAL_LIBS = libgcc_s libatomic
 
-# Handle the installation of libraries in /usr/lib
-HOST_GCC_FINAL_USR_LIBS =
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP),y)
 HOST_GCC_FINAL_USR_LIBS += libstdc++
 endif