diff --git a/package/haserl/haserl.mk b/package/haserl/haserl.mk
index 987954e8d4..d2266af12b 100644
--- a/package/haserl/haserl.mk
+++ b/package/haserl/haserl.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ HASERL_AUTORECONF:=no
 HASERL_INSTALL_STAGING:=NO
 HASERL_INSTALL_TARGET:=YES
 HASERL_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT:=DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) STRIPPROG='$(STRIPCMD)' install-strip
-HASERL_UNINSTALL_TARGET_OPT:=DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) uninstall
 
 # force haserl 0.8.0 to use install-sh so stripping works
 HASERL_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_path_install=./install-sh
@@ -20,3 +19,8 @@ HASERL_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_path_install=./install-sh
 HASERL_DEPENDENCIES:=uclibc
 
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,haserl))
+
+# haserl 0.8.0 installs unneeded examples to /usr/share/haserl - remove them
+$(HASERL_HOOK_POST_INSTALL): $(HASERL_TARGET_INSTALL_TARGET)
+	rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/haserl
+	touch $@