diff --git a/lang/python/Makefile b/lang/python/Makefile
index fbdd06cd5..6307dc3a5 100644
--- a/lang/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ include ./files/python-version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON_VERSION).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO)
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(PKG_VERSION)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/Python-$(PKG_VERSION)
 HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)/Python-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=python/host
-HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=bzip2/host expat/host libffi/host
+HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=bzip2/host expat/host
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ define PyPackage/python/filespec
 -|$(PYTHON_PKG_DIR)
 endef
 
+HOST_LDFLAGS += \
+	$$$$(pkg-config --static --libs libcrypto libssl)
+
 HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--without-cxx-main \
 	--without-pymalloc \
@@ -236,9 +239,8 @@ HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--prefix=$(HOST_PYTHON_DIR) \
 	--exec-prefix=$(HOST_PYTHON_DIR) \
 	--with-system-expat=$(STAGING_DIR_HOSTPKG) \
-	--with-system-ffi \
-	CONFIG_SITE= \
-	CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS)"
+	--with-system-ffi=no \
+	CONFIG_SITE=
 
 define Host/Install
 	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) install
diff --git a/lang/python/files/python-host.mk b/lang/python/files/python-host.mk
index 7833a0c73..945a2ef65 100644
--- a/lang/python/files/python-host.mk
+++ b/lang/python/files/python-host.mk
@@ -84,13 +84,4 @@ define HostPy/Compile/Default
 	)
 endef
 
-ifeq ($(BUILD_VARIANT),python)
-define Host/Compile
-	$(call HostPy/Compile/Default)
-endef
-
-define Host/Install
-endef
-endif # python
-
 endif # __python_host_mk_inc
diff --git a/lang/python/patches/005-fix-libffi-x86-64-configure.patch b/lang/python/patches/005-fix-libffi-x86-64-configure.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index ea062a350..000000000
--- a/lang/python/patches/005-fix-libffi-x86-64-configure.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure
-index 75f62a7..4d6c9f2 100755
---- a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure
-+++ b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure
-@@ -17257,20 +17257,12 @@ case "$host" in
- 	fi
- 	;;
- 
--  i?86-*-* | x86_64-*-*)
--	TARGETDIR=x86
--	if test $ac_cv_sizeof_size_t = 4; then
--	  case "$host" in
--	    *-gnux32)
--	      TARGET=X86_64
--	      ;;
--	    *)
--	      TARGET=X86
--	      ;;
--          esac
--	else
--	  TARGET=X86_64;
--	fi
-+  i?86-*-*)
-+	TARGET=X86; TARGETDIR=x86
-+	;;
-+
-+  x86_64-*-*)
-+	TARGET=X86_64; TARGETDIR=x86
- 	;;
- 
-   ia64*-*-*)
diff --git a/lang/python/patches/011-do-not-prefer-ncursesw.patch b/lang/python/patches/011-do-not-prefer-ncursesw.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c5f323c43..000000000
--- a/lang/python/patches/011-do-not-prefer-ncursesw.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
-index 7868b7b..86b0119 100644
---- a/setup.py
-+++ b/setup.py
-@@ -725,8 +725,8 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
-         # use the same library for the readline and curses modules.
-         if 'curses' in readline_termcap_library:
-             curses_library = readline_termcap_library
--        elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'ncursesw'):
--            curses_library = 'ncursesw'
-+        #elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'ncursesw'):
-+        #    curses_library = 'ncursesw'
-         elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'ncurses'):
-             curses_library = 'ncurses'
-         elif self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'curses'):
diff --git a/lang/python/patches/012-disable-openssl-for-hashlib-on-host-build.patch b/lang/python/patches/012-disable-openssl-for-hashlib-on-host-build.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a442e0f8..000000000
--- a/lang/python/patches/012-disable-openssl-for-hashlib-on-host-build.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/setup.py
-+++ b/setup.py
-@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
- 
-         min_openssl_ver = 0x00907000
-         have_any_openssl = ssl_incs is not None and ssl_libs is not None
--        have_usable_openssl = (have_any_openssl and
-+        have_usable_openssl = cross_compiling and (have_any_openssl and
-                                openssl_ver >= min_openssl_ver)
- 
-         if have_any_openssl: