diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/man-pages/man-pages_5.13.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/man-pages/man-pages_5.13.bb
index f8602c699e..9afa9274a8 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-extended/man-pages/man-pages_5.13.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-extended/man-pages/man-pages_5.13.bb
@@ -21,17 +21,12 @@ do_compile[noexec] = "1"
 
 do_install() {
         oe_runmake install prefix=${prefix} DESTDIR=${D}
+        rm -rf ${D}${mandir}/man3/crypt.3
+        rm -rf ${D}${mandir}/man3/crypt_r.3
+        rm -rf ${D}${mandir}/man3/getspnam.3
+        rm -rf ${D}${mandir}/man5/passwd.5
 }
 
 # Only deliveres man-pages so FILES:${PN} gets everything
 FILES:${PN}-doc = ""
 FILES:${PN} = "${mandir}/*"
-
-inherit update-alternatives
-
-ALTERNATIVE_PRIORITY = "100"
-ALTERNATIVE:${PN} = "crypt.3 crypt_r.3 getspnam.3 passwd.5"
-ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[crypt.3] = "${mandir}/man3/crypt.3"
-ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[crypt_r.3] = "${mandir}/man3/crypt_r.3"
-ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[getspnam.3] = "${mandir}/man3/getspnam.3"
-ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[passwd.5] = "${mandir}/man5/passwd.5"