diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6b122dbd97975f9e9104bcf07d14a3ab2596503d..107b3041a07a42580e0592fb349c4f81418177e8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -79,38 +79,38 @@ if test "$enable_ipo" = "yes"; then
 fi
 
 # Compiling with Python wrapper
-AC_ARG_WITH([python],
-    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-python=PATH],
-        [Root directory of python3]
-    )],
-    [],
-    [with_python="no"]
-)
-
-have_python="no"
-if test "x$with_python" != "xno"; then
-   if test "x$with_python" != "xyes" -a "x$with_python" != "x"; then
-     PYTHON_INCS=`$with_python/bin/python3-config --includes`
-     PYTHON_LIBS=`$with_python/bin/python3-config --ldflags`
-   else
-     PYTHON_INCS=""
-     PYTHON_LIBS=""
-   fi
-
-   OLD_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
-
-   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $PYTHON_INCS"
+#AC_ARG_WITH([python],
+#    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-python=PATH],
+#        [Root directory of python3]
+#    )],
+#    [],
+#    [with_python="no"]
+#)
+
+#have_python="no"
+#if test "x$with_python" != "xno"; then
+#   if test "x$with_python" != "xyes" -a "x$with_python" != "x"; then
+#     PYTHON_INCS=`$with_python/bin/python3-config --includes`
+#     PYTHON_LIBS=`$with_python/bin/python3-config --ldflags`
+#   else
+#     PYTHON_INCS=""
+#     PYTHON_LIBS=""
+#   fi
+
+#   OLD_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
+
+#   CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $PYTHON_INCS"
    
-   have_python="yes"
-   AC_SUBST([PYTHON_INCS])
-   AC_SUBST([PYTHON_LIBS])
-   AC_CHECK_HEADER(
-     Python.h,
-     AC_DEFINE([SWIFT_PYTHON_WRAPPER],1,[Enable the python wrapper]),
-     AC_MSG_ERROR(something is wrong with the python library! PYTHON_INCS=$PYTHON_INCS)
-   )
-   CPPFLAGS="$OLD_CPPFLAGS"
-fi
+#   have_python="yes"
+#   AC_SUBST([PYTHON_INCS])
+#   AC_SUBST([PYTHON_LIBS])
+#   AC_CHECK_HEADER(
+#     Python.h,
+#     AC_DEFINE([SWIFT_PYTHON_WRAPPER],1,[Enable the python wrapper]),
+#     AC_MSG_ERROR(something is wrong with the python library! PYTHON_INCS=$PYTHON_INCS)
+#   )
+#   CPPFLAGS="$OLD_CPPFLAGS"
+#fi
 
 
 # Check for MPI. Need to do this before characterising the compiler (C99 mode),
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index aeb11027016bb02b92a427996379e69621051e09..7fc5981ebdf4e6d7a2bd28a74203f2e7b2fabd27 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 # Add the debug flag to the whole thing
-AM_CFLAGS = $(HDF5_CPPFLAGS) $(PYTHON_INCS)
+AM_CFLAGS = $(HDF5_CPPFLAGS)
 
 # Assign a "safe" version number
-AM_LDFLAGS = $(HDF5_LDFLAGS) $(FFTW_LIBS) -version-info 0:0:0 $(PYTHON_LIBS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(HDF5_LDFLAGS) $(FFTW_LIBS) -version-info 0:0:0
 
 # The git command, if available.
 GIT_CMD = @GIT_CMD@