diff --git a/netns/Makefile.am b/netns/Makefile.am
index 3fdc0cb6..91aaa605 100644
--- a/netns/Makefile.am
+++ b/netns/Makefile.am
@@ -27,43 +27,6 @@ vcmd_LDADD = @libev_LIBS@
 vcmd_SOURCES = $(SRC_COMMON) $(SRC_VCMD)
 netns_SOURCES = $(SRC_NETNS)
 
-# this triggers automake to run setup.py for building the Python libraries
-#   actual library names are netns.so and vcmd.so
-#   SOURCES line prevents 'make dist' from looking for a 'libnetns.c' file
-#if WANT_PYTHON
-#noinst_LIBRARIES = libnetns.a
-#libnetns_a_SOURCES = netnsmodule.c vcmdmodule.c
-#libnetns.a:
-#	LDFLAGS="$(LDFLAGS) @libev_LIBS@" CFLAGS="$(CFLAGS) @libev_CFLAGS@" $(PYTHON) setup.py build_ext
-#
-## Python libraries install
-#install-exec-local:
-#	$(PYTHON) $(SETUPPY) $(SETUPPYFLAGS) install \
-#		--root=/$(DESTDIR) \
-#		--prefix=$(prefix) \
-#		--install-lib=$(pythondir) \
-#		--single-version-externally-managed \
-#		--no-compile
-#
-## Python libraries uninstall
-#uninstall-hook:
-#	rm -rf core_netns.egg-info
-#	rm -rf $(DESTDIR)/$(pythondir)/core_netns-$(PACKAGE_VERSION)-py$(PYTHON_VERSION).egg-info
-#	rm -f $(DESTDIR)/$(bindir)/{vnoded,vcmd,netns}
-#	rm -f $(DESTDIR)/$(pythondir)/{netns.so,vcmd.so}
-#
-## Python libraries cleanup
-#clean-local: clean-local-check
-#.PHONY: clean-local-check
-#clean-local-check:
-#	-rm -rf build
-#
-#distclean-local:
-#	-rm -rf core_netns.egg-info
-#
-#endif
-# endif WANT_PYTHON
-
 # extra cruft to remove
 DISTCLEANFILES = Makefile.in MANIFEST