diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyproject-hooks_1.0.0.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyproject-hooks_1.0.0.bb
index 9d08e7acc4..c3f1fb75ed 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyproject-hooks_1.0.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python3-pyproject-hooks_1.0.0.bb
@@ -22,5 +22,3 @@ RDEPENDS:${PN} += " \
 do_compile:class-native () {
     python_flit_core_do_manual_build
 }
-
-UPSTREAM_CHECK_PYPI_PACKAGE = "${PYPI_PACKAGE}"