diff --git a/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk b/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk
index 634c76e437..186cb60189 100644
--- a/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk
+++ b/package/skeleton/skeleton.mk
@@ -11,11 +11,7 @@
 SKELETON_ADD_TOOLCHAIN_DEPENDENCY = NO
 SKELETON_ADD_SKELETON_DEPENDENCY = NO
 
-# We create a compatibility symlink in case a post-build script still
-# uses $(HOST_DIR)/usr
 define HOST_SKELETON_INSTALL_CMDS
-# check-package DoNotInstallToHostdirUsr
-	$(Q)ln -snf . $(HOST_DIR)/usr
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(HOST_DIR)/lib
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(HOST_DIR)/include
 	$(Q)case $(HOSTARCH) in \