diff --git a/package/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp.mk b/package/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp.mk
index 515daf590f..8c44e8ea9a 100644
--- a/package/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp.mk
+++ b/package/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp.mk
@@ -14,17 +14,8 @@ ZXING_CPP_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf stb
 ZXING_CPP_CONF_OPTS = \
 	-DBUILD_BLACKBOX_TESTS=OFF \
 	-DBUILD_UNIT_TESTS=OFF \
-	-DBUILD_DEPENDENCIES=LOCAL
-
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3)$(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYBIND),yy)
-ZXING_CPP_DEPENDENCIES += python3 python-pybind
-ZXING_CPP_CONF_OPTS += \
-	-DBUILD_PYTHON_MODULE=ON \
-	-DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/python3 \
-	-DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIRS=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)
-else
-ZXING_CPP_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_PYTHON_MODULE=OFF
-endif
+	-DBUILD_DEPENDENCIES=LOCAL \
+	-DBUILD_PYTHON_MODULE=OFF
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZXING_CPP_READERS),y)
 ZXING_CPP_CONF_OPTS += -DBUILD_READERS=ON