diff --git a/src/configure.ac b/src/configure.ac
index 4e71de3..f2655a5 100644
--- a/src/configure.ac
+++ b/src/configure.ac
@@ -1211,11 +1211,7 @@
 		  vi_cv_path_python_plibs="-F${python_PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX} -framework Python"
 	      fi
 	    else
-	      if test "${vi_cv_var_python_version}" = "1.4"; then
-		  vi_cv_path_python_plibs="${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libModules.a ${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libPython.a ${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libObjects.a ${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libParser.a"
-	      else
-		  vi_cv_path_python_plibs="-L${PYTHON_CONFDIR} -lpython${vi_cv_var_python_version}"
-	      fi
+	      vi_cv_path_python_plibs="-L${PYTHON_CONFDIR} -lpython${vi_cv_var_python_version}"
 	      dnl -- Check if the path contained in python_LINKFORSHARED is
 	      dnl    usable for vim build. If not, make and try other
 	      dnl    candidates.
@@ -1262,10 +1258,6 @@
 	fi
 	PYTHON_SRC="if_python.c"
 	PYTHON_OBJ="objects/if_python.o"
-	if test "${vi_cv_var_python_version}" = "1.4"; then
-	   PYTHON_OBJ="$PYTHON_OBJ objects/py_getpath.o"
-	fi
-    PYTHON_GETPATH_CFLAGS="-DPYTHONPATH='\"${vi_cv_path_pythonpath}\"' -DPREFIX='\"${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}\"' -DEXEC_PREFIX='\"${vi_cv_path_python_epfx}\"'"
 
 	dnl On FreeBSD linking with "-pthread" is required to use threads.
 	dnl _THREAD_SAFE must be used for compiling then.
@@ -1334,9 +1326,7 @@
   fi
 fi
 
-AC_SUBST(PYTHON_CONFDIR)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON_LIBS)
-AC_SUBST(PYTHON_GETPATH_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON_SRC)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON_OBJ)
@@ -1542,7 +1532,6 @@
   fi
 fi
 
-AC_SUBST(PYTHON3_CONFDIR)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON3_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON3_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON3_SRC)
@@ -4382,7 +4371,7 @@
 dnl consistent value.  It's therefore safest to force the use of the define
 dnl if it's present in any of the *_CFLAGS variables.
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether we need to force -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64)
-if echo "$CFLAGS $LUA_CFLAGS $MZSCHEME_CFLAGS $PERL_CFLAGS $PYTHON_GETPATH_CFLAGS $PYTHON_CFLAGS $PYTHON3_CFLAGS $TCL_CFLAGS $RUBY_CFLAGS $GTK_CFLAGS" | grep -q D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS 2>/dev/null; then
+if echo "$CFLAGS $LUA_CFLAGS $MZSCHEME_CFLAGS $PERL_CFLAGS $PYTHON_CFLAGS $PYTHON3_CFLAGS $TCL_CFLAGS $RUBY_CFLAGS $GTK_CFLAGS" | grep -q D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS 2>/dev/null; then
   AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
   AC_DEFINE(_FILE_OFFSET_BITS, 64)
 else