diff --git a/package/libgtk4/libgtk4.mk b/package/libgtk4/libgtk4.mk
index b00a2facad..f63e320629 100644
--- a/package/libgtk4/libgtk4.mk
+++ b/package/libgtk4/libgtk4.mk
@@ -79,12 +79,6 @@ else
 LIBGTK4_CONF_OPTS += -Dbuild-demos=false -Dbuild-examples=false
 endif
 
-define LIBGTK4_COMPILE_GLIB_SCHEMAS
-	$(HOST_DIR)/bin/glib-compile-schemas \
-		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas
-endef
-LIBGTK4_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += LIBGTK4_COMPILE_GLIB_SCHEMAS
-
 # here, we build a native gtk4-update-icon-cache as host-libgtk4
 
 HOST_LIBGTK4_DEPENDENCIES = \