diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python.inc
index 80609a8887..fcfeda5cbc 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python.inc
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ EXTRA_OECONF = "\
   --with-cyclic-gc \
   --without-cxx \
   --with-signal-module \
-  --with-wctype-functions \
   --enable-shared \
   --enable-ipv6=${@base_contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'ipv6', 'yes', 'no', d)} \
   ${PYTHONLSBOPTS} \