diff --git a/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
index a0a31bd0f6..b9d797833a 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_deb.bbclass
@@ -309,6 +309,5 @@ do_package_write_deb[umask] = "022"
 addtask package_write_deb before do_package_write after do_packagedata do_package
 
 
-PACKAGEINDEXES += "[ ! -e ${DEPLOY_DIR_DEB} ] || package_update_index_deb;"
 PACKAGEINDEXDEPS += "dpkg-native:do_populate_sysroot"
 PACKAGEINDEXDEPS += "apt-native:do_populate_sysroot"
diff --git a/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
index 516ec4b3d2..7cf2c8af2d 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_ipk.bbclass
@@ -255,6 +255,5 @@ do_package_write_ipk[cleandirs] = "${PKGWRITEDIRIPK}"
 do_package_write_ipk[umask] = "022"
 addtask package_write_ipk before do_package_write after do_packagedata do_package
 
-PACKAGEINDEXES += "[ ! -e ${DEPLOY_DIR_IPK} ] || package_update_index_ipk;"
 PACKAGEINDEXDEPS += "opkg-utils-native:do_populate_sysroot"
 PACKAGEINDEXDEPS += "opkg-native:do_populate_sysroot"
diff --git a/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass b/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
index 82ea187479..f267b8a4cb 100644
--- a/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/package_rpm.bbclass
@@ -734,6 +734,5 @@ do_package_write_rpm[cleandirs] = "${PKGWRITEDIRRPM}"
 do_package_write_rpm[umask] = "022"
 addtask package_write_rpm before do_package_write after do_packagedata do_package
 
-PACKAGEINDEXES += "[ ! -e ${DEPLOY_DIR_RPM} ] || package_update_index_rpm;"
 PACKAGEINDEXDEPS += "rpm-native:do_populate_sysroot"
 PACKAGEINDEXDEPS += "createrepo-native:do_populate_sysroot"