diff --git a/srcpkgs/py3c/template b/srcpkgs/py3c/template
index 2eaae9d74fb..c3b8101a0cc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/py3c/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/py3c/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=py3c
 version=1.4
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
-make_install_args="prefix=/usr"
 make_check_target="test-python3"
 checkdepends="python3-devel"
 short_desc="Python 2/3 compatibility layer for C extensions"