diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/mesa/mesa.inc b/meta/recipes-graphics/mesa/mesa.inc
index aca34983e9..2a0c88c89a 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/mesa/mesa.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/mesa/mesa.inc
@@ -279,12 +279,6 @@ PACKAGES =+ "libegl-mesa libegl-mesa-dev \
             "
 
 do_install:append () {
-    # Drivers never need libtool .la files
-    rm -f ${D}${libdir}/dri/*.la
-    rm -f ${D}${libdir}/egl/*.la
-    rm -f ${D}${libdir}/gallium-pipe/*.la
-    rm -f ${D}${libdir}/gbm/*.la
-
     # libwayland-egl has been moved to wayland 1.15+
     rm -f ${D}${libdir}/libwayland-egl*
     rm -f ${D}${libdir}/pkgconfig/wayland-egl.pc