diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/as-needed.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/as-needed.inc
index 9c235649b7..b163fef683 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/as-needed.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/as-needed.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 
 ASNEEDED = "-Wl,--as-needed"
 
-ASNEEDED_pn-openobex = ""
-
 TARGET_LDFLAGS += "${ASNEEDED}"