diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 97a4afe773..f93d4f199b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -575,10 +575,6 @@ if(ENABLE_CAP)
 	set(PACKAGELIST ${PACKAGELIST} CAP SETCAP)
 endif()
 
-if(ENABLE_PYTHON)
-	set(PACKAGELIST ${PACKAGELIST} PythonLibs)
-endif()
-
 if (NOT WIN32)
 	set(PACKAGELIST ${PACKAGELIST} YAPP)
 endif()
@@ -600,8 +596,6 @@ foreach(PACKAGE ${PACKAGELIST})
 		set(PACKAGE_VAR "QT")
 	elseif(${PACKAGE} STREQUAL "PythonInterp")
 		set(PACKAGE_VAR "PYTHONINTERP")
-	elseif(${PACKAGE} STREQUAL "PythonLibs")
-		set(PACKAGE_VAR "PYTHONLIBS")
 	elseif(${PACKAGE} STREQUAL "Gettext")
 		set(PACKAGE_VAR "GETTEXT")
 	elseif(${PACKAGE} STREQUAL "HtmlViewer")
diff --git a/CMakeOptions.txt b/CMakeOptions.txt
index 9ccba66a6c..5e9f681b9d 100644
--- a/CMakeOptions.txt
+++ b/CMakeOptions.txt
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ else()
 endif()
 option(ENABLE_ZLIB       "Build with zlib compression support" ON)
 option(ENABLE_LUA        "Build with Lua dissector support" ON)
-option(ENABLE_PYTHON     "Build with Python dissector support" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_SMI        "Build with libsmi snmp support" ON)
 option(ENABLE_GNUTLS     "Build with GNU TLS support" ON)
 option(ENABLE_GCRYPT     "Build with GNU crypto support" ON)