diff --git a/dev-games/ode/ode-0.12.recipe b/dev-games/ode/ode-0.12.recipe
index 6bec79857..bce78da7c 100644
--- a/dev-games/ode/ode-0.12.recipe
+++ b/dev-games/ode/ode-0.12.recipe
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 	cmd:ld$secondaryArchSuffix
 	"
 
-SOURCE_DIR="$portVersionedName"
-
 PATCHES="ode-0.12.patch"
 
 BUILD()