diff --git a/hemp-node/Makefile b/hemp-node/Makefile
index 762ad6f..66c5d23 100644
--- a/hemp-node/Makefile
+++ b/hemp-node/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 preinstall:
 
 postinstall:
-	chroot "$(CHROOT)" emerge -C '>=dev-lang/python-3.0' gentoo-sources
 	# we want sshd running
 	chroot "$(CHROOT)" rc-update add sshd default