diff --git a/package/samba4/Config.in b/package/samba4/Config.in
index 493c79f3f8..a34eaa8088 100644
--- a/package/samba4/Config.in
+++ b/package/samba4/Config.in
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_SAMBA4
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GNUTLS
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTIRPC if !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_NATIVE_RPC
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_POPT
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3 if !BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB
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