diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston_15.0.1.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston_15.0.1.bb
index c4158e7ea3d..946e64cea5e 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston_15.0.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/wayland/weston_15.0.1.bb
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[vnc] = "-Dbackend-vnc=true,-Dbackend-vnc=false,neatvnc libpam"
 PACKAGECONFIG[perfetto] = "-Dperfetto=true,-Dperfetto=false,libperfetto"
 
 do_install:append() {
-	# Weston doesn't need the .la files to load modules, so wipe them
-	rm -f ${D}/${libdir}/libweston-${WESTON_MAJOR_VERSION}/*.la
-
 	# If X11, ship a desktop file to launch it
 	if [ "${@bb.utils.filter('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'x11', d)}" ]; then
 		install -d ${D}${datadir}/applications