diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-pip.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-pip.mk
index 0bd54aac8..b20a10f79 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-pip.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-pip.mk
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ define Py3Package/python3-pip/install
 	$(CP) \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-pip/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/pip \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/
+	find $(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/ -name __pycache__ | xargs rm -rf
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call Py3BasePackage,python3-pip, \
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk
index 52d56e9ed..9a646334f 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-setuptools.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ define Py3Package/python3-setuptools/install
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/setuptools \
 		$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/install-setuptools/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/easy_install.py \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages
+	find $(1)/usr/lib/python$(PYTHON3_VERSION)/site-packages/ -name __pycache__ | xargs rm -rf
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call Py3BasePackage,python3-setuptools, \