diff --git a/pyhxcomm/wscript b/pyhxcomm/wscript
index 8297b9a4766a2c23e8c2e84876fcf46636525b4e..5e6679f50754266a23e1b3c5160a2ec413f8cb45 100644
--- a/pyhxcomm/wscript
+++ b/pyhxcomm/wscript
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ def build(bld):
         genpybind_num_files=10,
         features='genpybind cxx cxxshlib pyext',
         use=['hxcomm', 'pyhxcomm_inc'],
-        install_path='${PREFIX}/lib',
     )
 
     bld(