diff --git a/feeds/hostapd/hostapd/Makefile b/feeds/hostapd/hostapd/Makefile
index 39624ba17..64048a963 100644
--- a/feeds/hostapd/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/feeds/hostapd/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -747,7 +747,6 @@ define Package/wpad/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/wpad $(1)/usr/sbin/
 	$(LN) wpad $(1)/usr/sbin/hostapd
 	$(LN) wpad $(1)/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/hostapd/hostapd_cli $(1)/usr/sbin/
 endef
 Package/wpad-basic/install = $(Package/wpad/install)
 Package/wpad-basic-openssl/install = $(Package/wpad/install)
diff --git a/feeds/ipq807x_v5.4/hostapd/Makefile b/feeds/ipq807x_v5.4/hostapd/Makefile
index a14b75dd4..006183c1d 100644
--- a/feeds/ipq807x_v5.4/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/feeds/ipq807x_v5.4/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -658,7 +658,6 @@ define Package/wpad/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/wpad $(1)/usr/sbin/
 	$(LN) wpad $(1)/usr/sbin/hostapd
 	$(LN) wpad $(1)/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/hostapd/hostapd_cli $(1)/usr/sbin/
 endef
 Package/wpad-basic/install = $(Package/wpad/install)
 Package/wpad-basic-openssl/install = $(Package/wpad/install)
diff --git a/feeds/qca-wifi-7/hostapd/Makefile b/feeds/qca-wifi-7/hostapd/Makefile
index 4330e59e9..6c3072770 100644
--- a/feeds/qca-wifi-7/hostapd/Makefile
+++ b/feeds/qca-wifi-7/hostapd/Makefile
@@ -768,7 +768,6 @@ define Package/wpad/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/wpad $(1)/usr/sbin/
 	$(LN) wpad $(1)/usr/sbin/hostapd
 	$(LN) wpad $(1)/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/hostapd/hostapd_cli $(1)/usr/sbin/
 endef
 Package/wpad-basic/install = $(Package/wpad/install)
 Package/wpad-basic-openssl/install = $(Package/wpad/install)