diff --git a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
index d756af4e73..5e98d4511f 100644
--- a/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/bitbake.conf
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ PACKAGE_ARCHS = "all any noarch ${PACKAGE_EXTRA_ARCHS} ${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 PACKAGE_ARCHS[vardepsexclude] = "MACHINE_ARCH"
 
 MULTIMACH_TARGET_SYS = "${PACKAGE_ARCH}${TARGET_VENDOR}-${TARGET_OS}"
-MULTIMACH_HOST_SYS = "${PACKAGE_ARCH}${HOST_VENDOR}-${HOST_OS}"
 
 ##################################################################
 # Date/time variables.