diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index 81fcf648fb..114c5e7091 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ FILES_${PN}-locale = "${datadir}/locale"
 FILE_DIRNAME = "${@os.path.dirname(d.getVar('FILE'))}"
 # FILESPATH is set in base.bbclass
 #FILESPATH = "${FILE_DIRNAME}/${PF}:${FILE_DIRNAME}/${P}:${FILE_DIRNAME}/${PN}:${FILE_DIRNAME}/${BP}:${FILE_DIRNAME}/${BPN}:${FILE_DIRNAME}/files:${FILE_DIRNAME}"
-FILESDIR = "${@bb.which(d.getVar('FILESPATH', True), '.')}"
 
 ##################################################################
 # General work and output directories for the build system.