diff --git a/package/libs/mbedtls/Makefile b/package/libs/mbedtls/Makefile
index 7e0ddadec9..caa239430b 100644
--- a/package/libs/mbedtls/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/mbedtls/Makefile
@@ -117,8 +117,6 @@ This package contains mbedtls helper programs for private key and
 CSR generation (gen_key, cert_req)
 endef
 
-PKG_INSTALL:=1
-
 TARGET_CFLAGS += -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
 TARGET_CFLAGS := $(filter-out -O%,$(TARGET_CFLAGS))
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_LIBMBEDTLS_HAVE_ARMV8CE_AES),)
diff --git a/package/network/services/odhcpd/Makefile b/package/network/services/odhcpd/Makefile
index 9a4cd19bef..3a059dd82e 100644
--- a/package/network/services/odhcpd/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/services/odhcpd/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=631d15fd7c93529fa33433380c4811dbacca9665864e5836c6daca0c7165f25
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Hans Dedecker <dedeckeh@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
 
-PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:=CONFIG_PACKAGE_odhcpd_$(BUILD_VARIANT)_ext_cer_id
 PKG_ASLR_PIE_REGULAR:=1
 
diff --git a/package/system/opkg/Makefile b/package/system/opkg/Makefile
index 9f352e83c0..bd9fab474c 100644
--- a/package/system/opkg/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/opkg/Makefile
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS += \
 	CONFIG_SIGNATURE_CHECK \
 	CONFIG_TARGET_INIT_PATH
 
-PKG_INSTALL:=1
-
 HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=libubox/host
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk