diff --git a/package/libs/gettext/Makefile b/package/libs/gettext/Makefile
index 1672b478f1..b0233309e2 100644
--- a/package/libs/gettext/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/gettext/Makefile
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ define Package/libintl
   TITLE:=Stub header for the GNU Internationalization library
 endef
 
-define Build/Prepare
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
-	$(CP) ./src/* $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/
-endef
-
 define Build/Configure
 endef