diff --git a/python/python/libdir-from-configure.patch b/python/python/libdir-from-configure.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 0931ea51d..000000000
--- a/python/python/libdir-from-configure.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
-# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
-#
-# Filename: package/.../python/libdir-from-configure.patch
-# Copyright (C) 2007 The OpenSDE Project
-# Copyright (C) 2006 The T2 SDE Project
-#
-# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
-#
-# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
-# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
-# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
-# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
-# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
-# version.
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
-
-
-Fix pythons' Makefile template to take the bin and libdir from configure -
-fixes to use lib64 for architectures required.
-
-  - Rene Rebe <rene@exactcode.de>
-
---- Python-2.4.3/Makefile.pre.in.orig	2007-10-10 09:47:02.000000000 +0300
-+++ Python-2.4.3/Makefile.pre.in	2007-10-10 19:26:51.000000000 +0300
-@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@
- exec_prefix=	@exec_prefix@
- 
- # Expanded directories
--BINDIR=		$(exec_prefix)/bin
--LIBDIR=		$(exec_prefix)/lib
-+BINDIR=		@bindir@
-+LIBDIR=		@libdir@
- MANDIR=		@mandir@
- INCLUDEDIR=	@includedir@
- CONFINCLUDEDIR=	$(exec_prefix)/include
--SCRIPTDIR=	$(prefix)/lib
-+SCRIPTDIR=	@libdir@
- 
- # Detailed destination directories
- BINLIBDEST=	$(LIBDIR)/python$(VERSION)
diff --git a/python/python/python-2.6-chflags-cross.patch b/python/python/python-2.6-chflags-cross.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b51fc605c..000000000
--- a/python/python/python-2.6-chflags-cross.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
-# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
-#
-# Filename: package/.../python/python-2.6-chflags-cross.patch
-# Copyright (C) 2009 The OpenSDE Project
-#
-# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
-#
-# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
-# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
-# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
-# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
-# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
-# version.
-# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
-
-http://ftp.eenet.ee/gentoo-portage/dev-lang/python/files/python-2.6-chflags-cross.patch
-
-if we're cross-compiling, fall back to a link-only test rather than trying
-to run a program for the chflags functions
-
---- python-2.6/configure.in
-+++ python-2.6/configure.in
-@@ -2565,7 +2565,7 @@
- 
- # On Tru64, chflags seems to be present, but calling it will
- # exit Python
--AC_MSG_CHECKING(for chflags)
-+AC_CACHE_CHECK([for chflags], [py_cv_has_chflags], [dnl
- AC_TRY_RUN([
- #include <sys/stat.h>
- #include <unistd.h>
-@@ -2575,12 +2575,18 @@
-     return 1;
-   return 0;
- }
--],AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CHFLAGS, 1, Define to 1 if you have the `chflags' function.)
--  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
--  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
--)
-+], [py_cv_has_chflags="yes"],
-+   [py_cv_has_chflags="no"],
-+   [py_cv_has_chflags="cross"])
-+])
-+if test "$py_cv_has_chflags" = "cross" ; then
-+  AC_CHECK_FUNC([chflags], [py_cv_has_chflags="yes"], [py_cv_has_chflags="no"])
-+fi
-+if test "$py_cv_has_chflags" = "yes" ; then
-+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CHFLAGS, 1, Define to 1 if you have the `chflags' function.)
-+fi
- 
--AC_MSG_CHECKING(for lchflags)
-+AC_CACHE_CHECK([for lchflags], [py_cv_has_lchflags], [dnl
- AC_TRY_RUN([
- #include <sys/stat.h>
- #include <unistd.h>
-@@ -2590,10 +2596,16 @@
-     return 1;
-   return 0;
- }
--],AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LCHFLAGS, 1, Define to 1 if you have the `lchflags' function.)
--  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes),
--  AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
--)
-+], [py_cv_has_lchflags="yes"],
-+   [py_cv_has_lchflags="no"],
-+   [py_cv_has_lchflags="cross"])
-+])
-+if test "$py_cv_has_lchflags" = "cross" ; then
-+  AC_CHECK_FUNC([lchflags], [py_cv_has_lchflags="yes"], [py_cv_has_lchflags="no"])
-+fi
-+if test "$py_cv_has_lchflags" = "yes" ; then
-+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LCHFLAGS, 1, Define to 1 if you have the `lchflags' function.)
-+fi
- 
- dnl Check if system zlib has *Copy() functions
- dnl