--- libstdc++-v3/Makefile.in
+++ libstdc++-v3/Makefile.in
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
 # -I/-D flags to pass when compiling.
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(GLIBCXX_INCLUDES)
 @GLIBCXX_HOSTED_TRUE@hosted_source = src po testsuite
-SUBDIRS = include libsupc++ $(hosted_source) python
+SUBDIRS = include libsupc++ $(hosted_source)
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I . -I .. -I ../config
 @BUILD_XML_FALSE@STAMP_XML =