diff --git a/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
index 71a58fb294..792a2b3aef 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
@@ -280,8 +280,6 @@ python () {
         deps.append('dpkg-native:do_populate_sysroot')
         deps.append('virtual/fakeroot-native:do_populate_sysroot')
         bb.data.setVarFlag('do_package_write_deb', 'depends', " ".join(deps), d)
-        bb.data.setVarFlag('do_package_write_deb', 'fakeroot', "1", d)
-        bb.data.setVarFlag('do_package_write_deb_setscene', 'fakeroot', "1", d)
 }
 
 python do_package_write_deb () {