diff --git a/setupbase.py b/setupbase.py
index 169b31be7..bfe3c0f2a 100644
--- a/setupbase.py
+++ b/setupbase.py
@@ -527,7 +527,6 @@ def css_js_prerelease(command, strict=False):
             try:
                 self.distribution.run_command('css')
                 self.distribution.run_command('js')
-                self.distribution.run_command('lab')
             except Exception as e:
                 # refresh missing
                 missing = [ t for t in targets if not os.path.exists(t) ]