diff --git a/lang/python/Makefile b/lang/python/Makefile
index 687481fab..3235b4557 100644
--- a/lang/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/Makefile
@@ -220,10 +220,6 @@ define PyPackage/python/filespec
 -|$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)
 endef
 
-HOST_CFLAGS+= \
-	-I/usr/include/ncursesw \
-	-I/usr/include/ncurses
-
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--without-cxx-main \
 	--without-pymalloc \
diff --git a/lang/python3/Makefile b/lang/python3/Makefile
index 2d177ab3a..c46f3bd56 100644
--- a/lang/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python3/Makefile
@@ -208,10 +208,6 @@ define Py3Package/python3/filespec
 -|$(PYTHON3_PKG_DIR)
 endef
 
-HOST_CFLAGS+= \
-	-I/usr/include/ncursesw \
-	-I/usr/include/ncurses
-
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--without-cxx-main \
 	--without-pymalloc \