diff --git a/packages/python/devel/meson/package.mk b/packages/python/devel/meson/package.mk
index 04d1c6c267..0085d1b72d 100644
--- a/packages/python/devel/meson/package.mk
+++ b/packages/python/devel/meson/package.mk
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PKG_SHA256="519c0932e1a8b208741f0fdce90aa5c0b528dd297cf337009bf63539846ac056"
 PKG_LICENSE="Apache"
 PKG_SITE="http://mesonbuild.com"
 PKG_URL="https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/releases/download/${PKG_VERSION}/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="Python3:host setuptools:host pathlib:host"
+PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="Python3:host setuptools:host"
 PKG_LONGDESC="High productivity build system"
 PKG_TOOLCHAIN="manual"
 
diff --git a/packages/python/devel/pathlib/package.mk b/packages/python/devel/pathlib/package.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 6126e25be8..0000000000
--- a/packages/python/devel/pathlib/package.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-# Copyright (C) 2016-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
-
-PKG_NAME="pathlib"
-PKG_VERSION="1.0.1"
-PKG_SHA256="6940718dfc3eff4258203ad5021090933e5c04707d5ca8cc9e73c94a7894ea9f"
-PKG_LICENSE="MIT"
-PKG_SITE="http://pathlib.readthedocs.org"
-PKG_URL="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/${PKG_NAME:0:1}/${PKG_NAME}/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
-PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="Python3:host"
-PKG_LONGDESC="This module offers a set of classes featuring all the common operations on paths in an easy, object-oriented way"
-PKG_TOOLCHAIN="manual"
-
-makeinstall_host() {
-  exec_thread_safe python3 setup.py install --prefix=${TOOLCHAIN}
-}