diff --git a/meta-phosphor/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend b/meta-phosphor/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend
index c3de5a0..99af73d 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-phosphor/recipes-devtools/python/python3_%.bbappend
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 inherit update-alternatives
 
-# python3 takes up a lot of space that most embedded systems
-# do not have, so remove some un-needed files from the rootfs
-do_install:append:class-target() {
-    # Even though python3 is built with --without-ensurepip, it still installs
-    # a large, compressed version of pip.  Remove it to free up the space.
-    rm -rf ${D}${libdir}/python${PYTHON_MAJMIN}/ensurepip
-}
-
 ALTERNATIVE_LINK_NAME[python] = "${bindir}/python"
 
 ALTERNATIVE:${PN}-core += "python"