diff --git a/meta/packages/linux/linux-dummy.bb b/meta/packages/linux/linux-dummy.bb
index 8d0686a2d2..3ea80b5374 100644
--- a/meta/packages/linux/linux-dummy.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/linux/linux-dummy.bb
@@ -24,7 +24,3 @@ do_compile () {
 do_install() {
         :
 }
-
-do_stage () {
-	:
-}