diff --git a/Makefile.devel b/Makefile.devel
index 20c8859..b1c6bfe 100644
--- a/Makefile.devel
+++ b/Makefile.devel
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ SHAREDIR := /usr/share/selinux
 AWK ?= gawk
 NAME ?= $(strip $(shell $(AWK) -F= '/^SELINUXTYPE/{ print $$2 }' /etc/selinux/config))
 
-MLSENABLED := $(shell python -c "import selinux; print(selinux.is_selinux_mls_enabled())")
 ifeq ($(MLSENABLED),)
 	MLSENABLED := 1
 endif