diff --git a/meta/classes/image.bbclass b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
index 76146c92cd..71b7ebc958 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ do_compile[noexec] = "1"
 do_install[noexec] = "1"
 deltask do_populate_sysroot
 do_package[noexec] = "1"
-do_package_qa[noexec] = "1"
+deltask do_package_qa
 do_packagedata[noexec] = "1"
 do_package_write_ipk[noexec] = "1"
 do_package_write_deb[noexec] = "1"
diff --git a/meta/classes/kernelsrc.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernelsrc.bbclass
index 9efd46a92d..675d40ec9a 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernelsrc.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernelsrc.bbclass
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 S = "${STAGING_KERNEL_DIR}"
-do_fetch[noexec] = "1"
-do_unpack[depends] += "virtual/kernel:do_patch"
-do_unpack[noexec] = "1"
+deltask do_fetch
+deltask do_unpack
+do_patch[depends] += "virtual/kernel:do_patch"
 do_patch[noexec] = "1"
 do_package[depends] += "virtual/kernel:do_populate_sysroot"
 KERNEL_VERSION = "${@get_kernelversion_file("${STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR}")}"
diff --git a/meta/classes/packagegroup.bbclass b/meta/classes/packagegroup.bbclass
index ad6c8b0e35..4af4a014b0 100644
--- a/meta/classes/packagegroup.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/packagegroup.bbclass
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ python () {
 DEPCHAIN_DBGDEFAULTDEPS = "1"
 
 # We only need the packaging tasks - disable the rest
-do_fetch[noexec] = "1"
-do_unpack[noexec] = "1"
-do_patch[noexec] = "1"
-do_configure[noexec] = "1"
-do_compile[noexec] = "1"
-do_install[noexec] = "1"
+deltask do_fetch
+deltask do_unpack
+deltask do_patch
+deltask do_configure
+deltask do_compile
+deltask do_install
 deltask do_populate_sysroot
 
 python () {
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/glibc/glibc-collateral.inc b/meta/recipes-core/glibc/glibc-collateral.inc
index 60655eba3c..6b32e4a815 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/glibc/glibc-collateral.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/glibc/glibc-collateral.inc
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ HOMEPAGE = "http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/index.html"
 # http://lists.openembedded.org/pipermail/openembedded-core/2015-January/100679.html
 ARM_INSTRUCTION_SET = "arm"
 
-do_fetch[noexec] = "1"
-do_unpack[noexec] = "1"
-do_patch[noexec] = "1"
+deltask do_fetch
+deltask do_unpack
+deltask do_patch
 do_configure[noexec] = "1"
 do_compile[noexec] = "1"
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/meta-environment.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/meta-environment.bb
index a2ed229100..1128a56c1e 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/meta-environment.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/meta-environment.bb
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ FILES_${PN}= " \
     ${SDKPATH}/* \
     "
 
-do_fetch[noexec] = "1"
-do_unpack[noexec] = "1"
-do_patch[noexec] = "1"
+deltask do_fetch
+deltask do_unpack
+deltask do_patch
 do_configure[noexec] = "1"
 do_compile[noexec] = "1"
 do_populate_sysroot[noexec] = "1"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/meta-world-pkgdata.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/meta-world-pkgdata.bb
index 617f96a33e..02abd8aff6 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/meta-world-pkgdata.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/meta-world-pkgdata.bb
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ python do_collect_packagedata() {
     oe.copy_buildsystem.generate_locked_sigs(sigfile, d)
 }
 
-do_fetch[noexec] = "1"
-do_unpack[noexec] = "1"
-do_patch[noexec] = "1"
-do_configure[noexec] = "1"
-do_compile[noexec] = "1"
-do_install[noexec] = "1"
+deltask do_fetch
+deltask do_unpack
+deltask do_patch
+deltask do_configure
+deltask do_compile
+deltask do_install
 
 do_prepare_recipe_sysroot[deptask] = ""
 
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/meta/package-index.bb b/meta/recipes-core/meta/package-index.bb
index 3c46b49977..fe022ffeb1 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/meta/package-index.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/meta/package-index.bb
@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@ LICENSE = "MIT"
 INHIBIT_DEFAULT_DEPS = "1"
 PACKAGES = ""
 
-do_fetch[noexec] = "1"
-do_unpack[noexec] = "1"
-do_patch[noexec] = "1"
-do_configure[noexec] = "1"
-do_compile[noexec] = "1"
-do_install[noexec] = "1"
-do_package[noexec] = "1"
-do_packagedata[noexec] = "1"
-do_package_write_ipk[noexec] = "1"
-do_package_write_rpm[noexec] = "1"
-do_package_write_deb[noexec] = "1"
-do_populate_sysroot[noexec] = "1"
+deltask do_fetch
+deltask do_unpack
+deltask do_patch
+deltask do_configure
+deltask do_compile
+deltask do_install
+deltask do_package
+deltask do_packagedata
+deltask do_package_write_ipk
+deltask do_package_write_rpm
+deltask do_package_write_deb
+deltask do_populate_sysroot
 
 do_package_index[nostamp] = "1"
 do_package_index[depends] += "${PACKAGEINDEXDEPS}"