diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-icu_2.16.2.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-icu_2.16.2.bb
index a2ebc407583..f700aafbb89 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-icu_2.16.2.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-icu_2.16.2.bb
@@ -17,7 +17,4 @@ inherit pkgconfig pypi python_setuptools_build_meta
 
 DEPENDS += "python3-wheel-native"
 
-# it's lowercase pyicu instead of ${PYPI_PACKAGE} in this version
-S = "${UNPACKDIR}/pyicu-${PV}"
-
 BBCLASSEXTEND = "native nativesdk"