diff --git a/meta/conf/layer.conf b/meta/conf/layer.conf
index 43e42957c5..090c8e2d42 100644
--- a/meta/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/layer.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-BBPATH ?= ""
 # We have a conf and classes directory, add to BBPATH
 BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"
 # We have a packages directory, add to BBFILES