diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index 5126df0cf79..5a33cc158df 100644
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ case "${1}" in
         chmod 0750 $ODOO_LOG_DIR
         # Data dir
         chown $ODOO_USER:$ODOO_GROUP $ODOO_DATA_DIR
-        # update-python-modules NOW otherwise invoke-rc.d openerp start will fail
-        update-python-modules
         ;;
     *)
         ;;