diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-jstyleson_0.0.2.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-jstyleson_0.0.2.bb
index ff9d7dd552..d7bad94369 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-jstyleson_0.0.2.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-jstyleson_0.0.2.bb
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ SRC_URI += " file://LICENSE "
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${UNPACKDIR}/LICENSE;md5=d97b96c7337934ee448ffd4392f32079"
 
-PYPI_PACKAGE_EXT = "tar.gz"
-
 inherit pypi setuptools3
 
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "680003f3b15a2959e4e6a351f3b858e3c07dd3e073a0d54954e34d8ea5e1308e"