diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/lm_sensors/lmsensors_3.6.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/lm_sensors/lmsensors_3.6.0.bb
index 4df03420ae..74a9b839c9 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/lm_sensors/lmsensors_3.6.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-bsp/lm_sensors/lmsensors_3.6.0.bb
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ EXTRA_OEMAKE = 'EXLDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}" \
         CC="${CC}" AR="${AR}" \
         PROG_EXTRA="sensors ${PACKAGECONFIG_CONFARGS}"'
 
-do_configure:prepend() {
-    sed -i -e 's:^#\(PROG_EXTRA\):\1:' ${S}/Makefile
-}
-
 do_compile() {
     # Respect LDFLAGS
     sed -i -e 's/\$(LIBDIR)$/\$(LIBDIR) \$(LDFLAGS)/g' ${S}/Makefile