diff --git a/lang/python/python/Makefile b/lang/python/python/Makefile
index 5bab469e7..e7500f66d 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ include ./files/python-version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON_VERSION).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO)
-PKG_RELEASE:=7
+PKG_RELEASE:=8
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(PKG_VERSION)
diff --git a/lang/python/python/files/python-package-install.sh b/lang/python/python/files/python-package-install.sh
index cefbce376..60c1e273c 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/files/python-package-install.sh
+++ b/lang/python/python/files/python-package-install.sh
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ process_filespec "$src_dir" "$dst_dir" "$filespec" || {
 	exit 1
 }
 
-# delete egg-info directories
-[ "$PYTHON_KEEP_EGGINFO" == "1" ] || \
-	find "$dst_dir" -name "*.egg-info" | xargs rm -rf
-
 if [ "$mode" == "sources" ] ; then
 	# Copy only python source files
 	find $dst_dir -not -type d -not -name "*\.py" | xargs rm -f
diff --git a/lang/python/python/files/python-package.mk b/lang/python/python/files/python-package.mk
index 7e3cb2ce8..9c231f6ec 100644
--- a/lang/python/python/files/python-package.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python/files/python-package.mk
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ ifdef CONFIG_USE_MIPS16
   TARGET_CFLAGS += -mno-mips16 -mno-interlink-mips16
 endif
 
-PYTHON_KEEP_EGGINFO ?= 0
-
 define PyPackage
 
   define Package/$(1)-src
@@ -70,13 +68,11 @@ define PyPackage
 	$(call PyPackage/$(1)/install,$$(1))
 	find $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR) -name "*\.exe" | xargs rm -f
 	if [ -e files/python-package-install.sh ] ; then \
-		PYTHON_KEEP_EGGINFO="$(PYTHON_KEEP_EGGINFO)" \
 		$(SHELL) files/python-package-install.sh \
 			"$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" "$$(1)" \
 			"$(HOST_PYTHON_BIN)" "$$(2)" \
 			"$$$$$$$$$$(call shvar,PyPackage/$(1)/filespec)" ; \
 	elif [ -e $(STAGING_DIR)/mk/python-package-install.sh ] ; then \
-		PYTHON_KEEP_EGGINFO="$(PYTHON_KEEP_EGGINFO)" \
 		$(SHELL) $(STAGING_DIR)/mk/python-package-install.sh \
 			"$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" "$$(1)" \
 			"$(HOST_PYTHON_BIN)" "$$(2)" \
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index 5c10442f3..7ab3c51da 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PYTHON_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION)
 PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_NAME:=python3
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON_VERSION).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-install.sh b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-install.sh
index 0b68dd245..373f315a1 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-install.sh
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package-install.sh
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ process_filespec "$src_dir" "$dst_dir" "$filespec" || {
 	exit 1
 }
 
-# delete egg-info directories
-[ "$PYTHON3_KEEP_EGGINFO" == "1" ] || \
-	find "$dst_dir" -name "*.egg-info" | xargs rm -rf
-
 if [ "$mode" == "sources" ] ; then
 	# Copy only python source files
 	find $dst_dir -not -type d -not -name "*\.py" | xargs rm -f
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package.mk b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package.mk
index 1d42b6dc3..93b14fac2 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package.mk
+++ b/lang/python/python3/files/python3-package.mk
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ ifdef CONFIG_USE_MIPS16
   TARGET_CFLAGS += -mno-mips16 -mno-interlink-mips16
 endif
 
-PYTHON3_KEEP_EGGINFO ?= 0
-
 define Py3Package
 
   define Package/$(1)-src
@@ -70,13 +68,11 @@ define Py3Package
 	$(call Py3Package/$(1)/install,$$(1))
 	find $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR) -name "*\.exe" | xargs rm -f
 	if [ -e files/python3-package-install.sh ] ; then \
-		PYTHON3_KEEP_EGGINFO="$(PYTHON3_KEEP_EGGINFO)" \
 		$(SHELL) files/python3-package-install.sh \
 			"$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" "$$(1)" \
 			"$(HOST_PYTHON3_BIN)" "$$(2)" \
 			"$$$$$$$$$$(call shvar,Py3Package/$(1)/filespec)" ; \
 	elif [ -e $(STAGING_DIR)/mk/python3-package-install.sh ] ; then \
-		PYTHON3_KEEP_EGGINFO="$(PYTHON3_KEEP_EGGINFO)" \
 		$(SHELL) $(STAGING_DIR)/mk/python3-package-install.sh \
 			"$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" "$$(1)" \
 			"$(HOST_PYTHON3_BIN)" "$$(2)" \