diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 3664d03..512133e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ src_backend_libbackend_la_CPPFLAGS = \
 		-DPOLDIR="\"$(policiesdir)\"" \
 		-DPLUGDIR="\"$(plugindir)\"" \
 		-DLOCALEDIR="\"$(localedir)\"" \
-		$(PYTHON_CPPFLAGS) \
 		$(GLIBMM_CFLAGS)
 src_backend_libbackend_la_CXXFLAGS = \
 		$(VISIB_HIDDEN)
@@ -276,7 +275,6 @@ sgpemv2_CPPFLAGS = \
 		$(CAIRO_CFLAGS) \
 		$(GTKMM_CFLAGS) \
 		$(LIBGLADEMM_CFLAGS) \
-		$(PYTHON_CPPFLAGS) \
 		$(GTHREAD_CFLAGS)
 sgpemv2_CXXFLAGS = $(VISIB_HIDDEN)
 sgpemv2_LDFLAGS = $(LT_LDFLAGS)