diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/01-use-proper-tools-for-cross-build.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/01-use-proper-tools-for-cross-build.patch
index 56992210a23..b02c09458f1 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/01-use-proper-tools-for-cross-build.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/01-use-proper-tools-for-cross-build.patch
@@ -25,40 +25,6 @@ Index: Python-2.7.13/Makefile.pre.in
  
  # Create build directory and generate the sysconfig build-time data there.
  # pybuilddir.txt contains the name of the build dir and is used for
-@@ -1121,27 +1122,27 @@ libinstall:	build_all $(srcdir)/Lib/$(PL
- 			$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/distutils/tests ; \
- 	fi
- 	PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)  $(RUNSHARED) \
--		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -Wi -tt $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
-+		$(HOSTPYTHON) -Wi -tt $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
- 		-d $(LIBDEST) -f \
- 		-x 'bad_coding|badsyntax|site-packages|lib2to3/tests/data' \
- 		$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)
- 	PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
--		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -Wi -tt -O $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
-+		$(HOSTPYTHON) -Wi -tt -O $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
- 		-d $(LIBDEST) -f \
- 		-x 'bad_coding|badsyntax|site-packages|lib2to3/tests/data' \
- 		$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)
- 	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)  $(RUNSHARED) \
--		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -Wi -t $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
-+		$(HOSTPYTHON) -Wi -t $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
- 		-d $(LIBDEST)/site-packages -f \
- 		-x badsyntax $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/site-packages
- 	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
--		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -Wi -t -O $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
-+		$(HOSTPYTHON) -Wi -t -O $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
- 		-d $(LIBDEST)/site-packages -f \
- 		-x badsyntax $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/site-packages
- 	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
--		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -m lib2to3.pgen2.driver $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/lib2to3/Grammar.txt
-+		$(HOSTPYTHON) -m lib2to3.pgen2.driver $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/lib2to3/Grammar.txt
- 	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
--		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -m lib2to3.pgen2.driver $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/lib2to3/PatternGrammar.txt
-+		$(HOSTPYTHON) -m lib2to3.pgen2.driver $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/lib2to3/PatternGrammar.txt
- 
- # Create the PLATDIR source directory, if one wasn't distributed..
- $(srcdir)/Lib/$(PLATDIR):
 Index: Python-2.7.13/setup.py
 ===================================================================
 --- Python-2.7.13.orig/setup.py
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/fix_for_using_different_libdir.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/fix_for_using_different_libdir.patch
index b4e72193ff8..d41b6cfc744 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/fix_for_using_different_libdir.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/fix_for_using_different_libdir.patch
@@ -41,37 +41,37 @@ Index: Python-2.7.9/Makefile.pre.in
 ===================================================================
 --- Python-2.7.9.orig/Makefile.pre.in
 +++ Python-2.7.9/Makefile.pre.in
-@@ -1046,27 +1046,27 @@ libinstall:	build_all $(srcdir)/Lib/$(PL
+@@ -1037,27 +1037,27 @@ libinstall:	build_all $(srcdir)/Lib/$(PL
  		$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/Modules/xxmodule.c \
  			$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/distutils/tests ; \
  	fi
 -	PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)  $(RUNSHARED) \
 +	PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST):${CROSSPYTHONPATH} $(RUNSHARED) \
- 		$(HOSTPYTHON) -Wi -tt $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
+ 		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -Wi -tt $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
  		-d $(LIBDEST) -f \
  		-x 'bad_coding|badsyntax|site-packages|lib2to3/tests/data' \
  		$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)
 -	PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
 +	PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST):${CROSSPYTHONPATH} $(RUNSHARED) \
- 		$(HOSTPYTHON) -Wi -tt -O $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
+ 		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -Wi -tt -O $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
  		-d $(LIBDEST) -f \
  		-x 'bad_coding|badsyntax|site-packages|lib2to3/tests/data' \
  		$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)
 -	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)  $(RUNSHARED) \
 +	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST):${CROSSPYTHONPATH} $(RUNSHARED) \
- 		$(HOSTPYTHON) -Wi -tt $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
+ 		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -Wi -t $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
  		-d $(LIBDEST)/site-packages -f \
  		-x badsyntax $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/site-packages
 -	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
 +	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST):${CROSSPYTHONPATH} $(RUNSHARED) \
- 		$(HOSTPYTHON) -Wi -tt -O $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
+ 		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -Wi -t -O $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/compileall.py \
  		-d $(LIBDEST)/site-packages -f \
  		-x badsyntax $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/site-packages
 -	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
 +	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST):${CROSSPYTHONPATH} $(RUNSHARED) \
- 		$(HOSTPYTHON) -m lib2to3.pgen2.driver $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/lib2to3/Grammar.txt
+ 		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -m lib2to3.pgen2.driver $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/lib2to3/Grammar.txt
 -	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST) $(RUNSHARED) \
 +	-PYTHONPATH=$(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST):${CROSSPYTHONPATH} $(RUNSHARED) \
- 		$(HOSTPYTHON) -m lib2to3.pgen2.driver $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/lib2to3/PatternGrammar.txt
+ 		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -m lib2to3.pgen2.driver $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDEST)/lib2to3/PatternGrammar.txt
  
  # Create the PLATDIR source directory, if one wasn't distributed..
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.17.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.17.bb
index b3bdcba1a89..be7c6d2d2bf 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.17.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.7.17.bb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require python.inc
 
-DEPENDS = "python-native libffi bzip2 gdbm openssl \
+DEPENDS = "libffi bzip2 gdbm openssl \
            readline sqlite3 zlib virtual/crypt"
 
 DISTRO_SRC_URI ?= "file://sitecustomize.py"
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ PACKAGECONFIG[tk] = ",,tk"
 
 # pgen isn't needed in the current build, but use the binary from python-native just in case.
 EXTRA_OEMAKE = "PGEN=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python-native/pgen \
-                HOSTPYTHON=${STAGING_BINDIR_NATIVE}/python-native/python \
                 CROSSPYTHONPATH=${STAGING_LIBDIR_NATIVE}/python${PYTHON_MAJMIN}/lib-dynload/ \
                 STAGING_LIBDIR=${STAGING_LIBDIR} \
                 STAGING_INCDIR=${STAGING_INCDIR} \
