diff --git a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-kivy_2.3.0.bb b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-kivy_2.3.0.bb
index 045ac23106..861ca32ad6 100644
--- a/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-kivy_2.3.0.bb
+++ b/meta-python/recipes-devtools/python/python3-kivy_2.3.0.bb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ HOMEPAGE = "https://kivy.org/"
 LICENSE = "MIT"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=6d3bc49400e35d5a2279d14c40dcfb09"
 
-inherit setuptools3 pkgconfig features_check
+inherit setuptools3 pkgconfig features_check cython
 
 # Kivy's setup files only look for GLES libraries for Android, iOS, RPi,
 # and mali-based OS's. We need to patch the setup file to tell Kivy setup
@@ -75,10 +75,3 @@ RDEPENDS:${PN} = " \
 # python3-kivy/2.3.0/git/kivy/graphics/cgl_backend/cgl_gl.c:4568:52: error: assignment to 'void (*)(GLuint,  GLsizei,  const GLchar **, const GLint *)' {aka 'void (*)(unsigned int,  int,  const char **, const int *)'} from incompatible pointer type 'void (*)(GLuint,  GLsizei,  const GLchar * const*, const GLint *)' {aka 'void (*)(unsigned int,  int,  const char * const*, const int *)'} [-Wincompatible-pointer-types]
 # python3-kivy/2.3.0/git/kivy/core/window/_window_sdl2.c:8781:23: error: passing argument 1 of 'SDL_SetEventFilter' from incompatible pointer type [-Wincompatible-pointer-types]
 CFLAGS += "-Wno-error=incompatible-pointer-types"
-
-do_compile:append() {
-    for f in `find ${B} -name *.c`
-    do
-        sed -i -e "/BEGIN: Cython Metadata/,/END: Cython Metadata/d" $f
-    done
-}