diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/python_pep517.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/python_pep517.bbclass
index c30674c8ec..e8cd1923ef 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/python_pep517.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/python_pep517.bbclass
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ python_pep517_do_install () {
     fi
 
     nativepython3 -m installer ${INSTALL_WHEEL_COMPILE_BYTECODE} --interpreter "${USRBINPATH}/env ${PEP517_INSTALL_PYTHON}" --destdir=${D} ${PEP517_WHEEL_PATH}/*.whl
+
+    find ${D} -path *.dist-info/RECORD -delete
 }
 
 # A manual do_install that just uses unzip for bootstrapping purposes. Callers should DEPEND on unzip-native.