diff --git a/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-security/fail2ban/python3-fail2ban_git.bb b/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-security/fail2ban/python3-fail2ban_git.bb
index 52d35f8..7312bf8 100644
--- a/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-security/fail2ban/python3-fail2ban_git.bb
+++ b/dynamic-layers/meta-python/recipes-security/fail2ban/python3-fail2ban_git.bb
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ inherit systemd
 
 SYSTEMD_SERVICE:${PN} = "fail2ban.service"
 
-S = "${UNPACKDIR}/git"
-
 do_install:append () {
     rm  -f ${D}/${bindir}/fail2ban-python
     install -d ${D}/${sysconfdir}/fail2ban