diff --git a/config/python.m4 b/config/python.m4
index 3aa59cf6020..d41aeb2876a 100644
--- a/config/python.m4
+++ b/config/python.m4
@@ -68,27 +68,6 @@ if test "$PORTNAME" = win32 ; then
 fi
 AC_MSG_RESULT([$python_includespec])
 
-python_ways=`${PYTHON} -c "
-import distutils.sysconfig as ds
-import os
-import sysconfig as s
-print('ds.get_python_inc(False): %s' % ds.get_python_inc(False))
-print('s path include: %s' % s.get_path('include'))
-print('ds.get_python_inc(True): %s' % ds.get_python_inc(True))
-print('s path platinclude: %s' % s.get_path('platinclude'))
-print('ds var INCLUDEPY: %s' % ds.get_config_var('INCLUDEPY'))
-print('s var INCLUDEPY: %s' % s.get_config_var('INCLUDEPY'))
-print('ds var CONFINCLUDEPY: %s' % ds.get_config_var('CONFINCLUDEPY'))
-print('s var CONFINCLUDEPY: %s' % s.get_config_var('CONFINCLUDEPY'))
-print('')
-print('ds get_python_inc(False)/Python.h exists: %s' % os.path.exists(os.path.join(ds.get_python_inc(False), 'Python.h')))
-print('ds get_python_inc(True)/Python.h exists: %s' % os.path.exists(os.path.join(ds.get_python_inc(True), 'Python.h')))
-print('s var INCLUDEPY/Python.h exists: %s' % os.path.exists(os.path.join(ds.get_config_var('INCLUDEPY'), 'Python.h')))
-print('s var CONFINCLUDEPY/Python.h exists: %s' % os.path.exists(os.path.join(ds.get_config_var('CONFINCLUDEPY'), 'Python.h')))
-"` 2>/dev/null
-AC_MSG_NOTICE([python include paths, different approaches:
-$python_ways])
-
 AC_SUBST(python_majorversion)[]dnl
 AC_SUBST(python_version)[]dnl
 AC_SUBST(python_includespec)[]dnl
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 841ac41a39b..3f2aea0d7de 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -10383,29 +10383,6 @@ fi
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $python_includespec" >&5
 $as_echo "$python_includespec" >&6; }
 
-python_ways=`${PYTHON} -c "
-import distutils.sysconfig as ds
-import os
-import sysconfig as s
-print('ds.get_python_inc(False): %s' % ds.get_python_inc(False))
-print('s path include: %s' % s.get_path('include'))
-print('ds.get_python_inc(True): %s' % ds.get_python_inc(True))
-print('s path platinclude: %s' % s.get_path('platinclude'))
-print('ds var INCLUDEPY: %s' % ds.get_config_var('INCLUDEPY'))
-print('s var INCLUDEPY: %s' % s.get_config_var('INCLUDEPY'))
-print('ds var CONFINCLUDEPY: %s' % ds.get_config_var('CONFINCLUDEPY'))
-print('s var CONFINCLUDEPY: %s' % s.get_config_var('CONFINCLUDEPY'))
-print('')
-print('ds get_python_inc(False)/Python.h exists: %s' % os.path.exists(os.path.join(ds.get_python_inc(False), 'Python.h')))
-print('ds get_python_inc(True)/Python.h exists: %s' % os.path.exists(os.path.join(ds.get_python_inc(True), 'Python.h')))
-print('s var INCLUDEPY/Python.h exists: %s' % os.path.exists(os.path.join(ds.get_config_var('INCLUDEPY'), 'Python.h')))
-print('s var CONFINCLUDEPY/Python.h exists: %s' % os.path.exists(os.path.join(ds.get_config_var('CONFINCLUDEPY'), 'Python.h')))
-"` 2>/dev/null
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: python include paths, different approaches:
-$python_ways" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: python include paths, different approaches:
-$python_ways" >&6;}
-
 
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking how to link an embedded Python application" >&5