diff --git a/conf/distro/include/angstrom-2010-preferred-versions.inc b/conf/distro/include/angstrom-2010-preferred-versions.inc
index dd2ca3e..76fba56 100644
--- a/conf/distro/include/angstrom-2010-preferred-versions.inc
+++ b/conf/distro/include/angstrom-2010-preferred-versions.inc
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ ANGSTROM_LIBTOOL_VERSION = "2.4"
 # Use new sysroot feature
 LIBTOOL_HAS_SYSROOT = "yes"
 
-PYTHON_BASEVERSION ?= "2.6"
-
 CE_VERSION ?= "latest"
 
 require conf/distro/include/angstrom-codec-engine-${CE_VERSION}-preferred-versions.inc