diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/deb/sdk.py b/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/deb/sdk.py
index 6f3005053e..1169744674 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/deb/sdk.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/deb/sdk.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class PkgSdk(Sdk):
         pm.write_index()
         pm.update()
 
-        for pkg_type in self.install_order:
+        for pkg_type in Manifest.INSTALL_ORDER:
             if pkg_type in pkgs_to_install:
                 pm.install(pkgs_to_install[pkg_type],
                            [False, True][pkg_type == Manifest.PKG_TYPE_ATTEMPT_ONLY])
diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/ipk/sdk.py b/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/ipk/sdk.py
index 3acd55f548..c39a32fa24 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/ipk/sdk.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/package_manager/ipk/sdk.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class PkgSdk(Sdk):
 
         pm.update()
 
-        for pkg_type in self.install_order:
+        for pkg_type in Manifest.INSTALL_ORDER:
             if pkg_type in pkgs_to_install:
                 pm.install(pkgs_to_install[pkg_type],
                            [False, True][pkg_type == Manifest.PKG_TYPE_ATTEMPT_ONLY])
diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/sdk.py b/meta/lib/oe/sdk.py
index 9fe0fbb752..c2c5431c0d 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/sdk.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/sdk.py
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ class Sdk(object, metaclass=ABCMeta):
 
         self.remove(self.sdk_output, True)
 
-        self.install_order = Manifest.INSTALL_ORDER
-
     @abstractmethod
     def _populate(self):
         pass