diff --git a/package/linux-headers/linux-headers.mk b/package/linux-headers/linux-headers.mk
index 0900778314..8f339cfec5 100644
--- a/package/linux-headers/linux-headers.mk
+++ b/package/linux-headers/linux-headers.mk
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ LINUX_HEADERS_TARBALL = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION
 LINUX_HEADERS_SITE = $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(LINUX_HEADERS_TARBALL)))
 LINUX_HEADERS_SOURCE = $(notdir $(LINUX_HEADERS_TARBALL))
 BR_NO_CHECK_HASH_FOR += $(LINUX_HEADERS_SOURCE)
-else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_LOCAL),y)
-LINUX_HEADERS_SITE = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_LOCAL_PATH))
-LINUX_HEADERS_SITE_METHOD = local
 else ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_GIT),y)
 LINUX_HEADERS_SITE = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_REPO_URL))
 LINUX_HEADERS_SITE_METHOD = git