diff --git a/platform/mellanox/mft/Makefile b/platform/mellanox/mft/Makefile
index 43472ba69e..88fc3d901a 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/mft/Makefile
+++ b/platform/mellanox/mft/Makefile
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ DERIVED_TARGETS = $(MOD_DEB) mft-oem_$(MFT_VERSION)-$(MFT_REVISION)_$(CONFIGURED
 DKMS_BMDEB = /var/lib/dkms/kernel-mft-dkms/$(MFT_VERSION)/bmdeb
 DKMS_TMP := $(shell mktemp -u -d -t dkms.XXXXXXXXXX)
 
-MFT_TMP := $(shell mktemp -u -d -t mft.XXXXXXXXXX)
-
 $(addprefix $(DEST)/, $(MAIN_TARGET)): $(DEST)/% :
 	rm -rf $(MFT_NAME)
 	wget -O $(MFT_TGZ) $(MFT_TGZ_URL)
@@ -77,19 +75,6 @@ $(addprefix $(DEST)/, $(MAIN_TARGET)): $(DEST)/% :
 
 	rm -rf $(DKMS_TMP)
 
-	# w/a: disable bash autocompletion
-	mkdir -p $(MFT_TMP)/DEBIAN
-
-	dpkg -e $(MFT_NAME)/DEBS/$(MAIN_TARGET) $(MFT_TMP)/DEBIAN
-	dpkg -x $(MFT_NAME)/DEBS/$(MAIN_TARGET) $(MFT_TMP)
-
-	rm -rf $(MFT_TMP)/etc/bash_completion.d
-	sed -i '/bash_completion.d/d' $(MFT_TMP)/DEBIAN/conffiles
-
-	dpkg -b $(MFT_TMP) $(MFT_NAME)/DEBS/$(MAIN_TARGET)
-
-	rm -rf $(MFT_TMP)
-
 	# fix timestamp because we do not actually build tools, only kernel
 	touch $(MFT_NAME)/DEBS/*.deb
 	mv $(MFT_NAME)/DEBS/*.deb $(DEST)