diff --git a/meta-oniro-core/conf/distro/oniro-linux.conf b/meta-oniro-core/conf/distro/oniro-linux.conf
index 13526fb73da40d4b61b166bafa05652adbe74bfb..94b094621558e9e80b5b5cfff19e6e1e3d2f4bb0 100644
--- a/meta-oniro-core/conf/distro/oniro-linux.conf
+++ b/meta-oniro-core/conf/distro/oniro-linux.conf
@@ -119,8 +119,6 @@ PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel_qemu-generic-arm64 = "linux-oniro"
 # qemu-generic-arm64 specific requirements
 PREFERRED_VERSION_optee-os_qemu-generic-arm64 = "3.14.0"
 
-PREFERRED_VERSION_python = "3.8.12"
-
 # Default to enabling serial debug console on RaspberryPi
 ENABLE_UART ?= "1"