diff --git a/build_debian.sh b/build_debian.sh
index 6ead422e1b..af9fcc7ae0 100755
--- a/build_debian.sh
+++ b/build_debian.sh
@@ -538,9 +538,6 @@ sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'docke
 # Install scapy
 sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install 'scapy==2.4.4'
 
-# Install defusedxml
-sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install defusedxml
-
 ## Note: keep pip installed for maintainance purpose
 
 # Install GCC, needed for building/installing some Python packages