diff --git a/steps/tcc-0.9.26/pass1.kaem b/steps/tcc-0.9.26/pass1.kaem
index 8aa4948e..43af783c 100755
--- a/steps/tcc-0.9.26/pass1.kaem
+++ b/steps/tcc-0.9.26/pass1.kaem
@@ -169,9 +169,6 @@ cd ../${TCC_PKG}
 if match x${TCC_BOOTSTRAP_ALT} xTrue; then
 mkdir /usr/lib/mes/tcc/
 
-# dummy tcc-mes
-catm /usr/bin/tcc-mes
-
 # boot1
 tcc-boot0 \
     -nostdinc \