diff --git a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
index 61e3e63c10..4c2b1f627d 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
+++ b/package/util-linux/util-linux.mk
@@ -223,13 +223,5 @@ endif
 
 UTIL_LINUX_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += UTIL_LINUX_GETTY_SYMLINK
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_NEEDS_GETTEXT_IF_LOCALE)$(BR2_PACKAGE_UTIL_LINUX_LIBUUID),yy)
-define UTIL_LINUX_TWEAK_UUID_PC
-	$(SED) '/Libs\.private: .*/d' $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/uuid.pc
-	printf "Libs.private: -lintl\n" >>$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/uuid.pc
-endef
-UTIL_LINUX_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += UTIL_LINUX_TWEAK_UUID_PC
-endif
-
 $(eval $(autotools-package))
 $(eval $(host-autotools-package))