diff --git a/boost-1.57.0-python-libpython_dep.patch b/boost-1.57.0-python-libpython_dep.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 57bfc26..0000000
--- a/boost-1.57.0-python-libpython_dep.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-Index: boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/tools/python.jam
-===================================================================
---- boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/tools/python.jam	(revision 50406)
-+++ boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/tools/python.jam	(working copy)
-@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@
-     else
-     {
-         alias python_for_extensions
--            :
-+            : python
-             : $(target-requirements)
-             :
-             : $(usage-requirements)
diff --git a/boost-1.66.0-python-abi_letters.patch b/boost-1.66.0-python-abi_letters.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a421a75..0000000
--- a/boost-1.66.0-python-abi_letters.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
---- boost_1_57_0/tools/build/src/tools/python.jam	2013-05-21 06:14:18.000000000 +0200
-+++ boost_1_55_0/tools/build/src/tools/python.jam	2014-05-29 19:09:12.115413877 +0200
-@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ feature.feature pythonpath : : free opti
- #   using python : 2.3 : /usr/local/bin/python ;
- #
- rule init ( version ? : cmd-or-prefix ? : includes * : libraries ?
--    : condition * : extension-suffix ? )
-+    : condition * : extension-suffix ? : abi-letters ? )
- {
-     project.push-current $(.project) ;
- 
-@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ rule init ( version ? : cmd-or-prefix ? 
-         }
-     }
- 
--    configure $(version) : $(cmd-or-prefix) : $(includes) : $(libraries) : $(condition) : $(extension-suffix) ;
-+    configure $(version) : $(cmd-or-prefix) : $(includes) : $(libraries) : $(condition) : $(extension-suffix) : $(abi-letters) ;
- 
-     project.pop-current ;
- }
-@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ local rule system-library-dependencies (
- 
- # Declare a target to represent Python's library.
- #
--local rule declare-libpython-target ( version ? : requirements * )
-+local rule declare-libpython-target ( version ? : requirements * : abi-letters ? )
- {
-     # Compute the representation of Python version in the name of Python's
-     # library file.
-@@ -677,13 +677,13 @@ local rule declare-libpython-target ( ve
-     }
- 
-     # Declare it.
--    lib python.lib : : <name>python$(lib-version) $(requirements) ;
-+    lib python.lib : : <name>python$(lib-version)$(abi-letters) $(requirements) ;
- }
- 
- 
- # Implementation of init.
- local rule configure ( version ? : cmd-or-prefix ? : includes * : libraries ? :
--    condition * : extension-suffix ? )
-+    condition * : extension-suffix ? : abi-letters ? )
- {
-     local prefix ;
-     local exec-prefix ;
-@@ -699,6 +699,7 @@ local rule configure ( version ? : cmd-o
-         extension-suffix ?= _d ;
-     }
-     extension-suffix ?= "" ;
-+    abi-letters ?= "" ;
- 
-     local cmds-to-try ;
-
-@@ -922,7 +923,7 @@ local rule configure ( version ? : cmd-o
-     }
-     else
-     {
--        declare-libpython-target $(version) : $(target-requirements) ;
-+        declare-libpython-target $(version) : $(target-requirements) : $(abi-letters) ;
- 
-         # This is an evil hack.  On, Windows, when Python is embedded, nothing
-         # seems to set up sys.path to include Python's standard library
diff --git a/boost.spec b/boost.spec
index 9eee060..5145f8a 100644
--- a/boost.spec
+++ b/boost.spec
@@ -134,10 +134,6 @@ Patch15: boost-1.58.0-pool.patch
 # https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/9038
 Patch51: boost-1.58.0-pool-test_linking.patch
 
-# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102667
-Patch61: boost-1.57.0-python-libpython_dep.patch
-Patch62: boost-1.66.0-python-abi_letters.patch
-
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190039
 Patch65: boost-1.66.0-build-optflags.patch
 
@@ -650,8 +646,6 @@ find ./boost -name '*.hpp' -perm /111 | xargs chmod a-x
 %patch5 -p1
 %patch15 -p0
 %patch51 -p1
-%patch61 -p1
-%patch62 -p1
 %patch65 -p1
 %patch82 -p1
 %patch83 -p1
@@ -688,7 +682,7 @@ EOF
 
 %if %{with python3}
 cat >> ./tools/build/src/user-config.jam << EOF
-using python : %{python3_version} : /usr/bin/python3 : /usr/include/python%{python3_version}${PYTHON3_ABIFLAGS} : : : : ${PYTHON3_ABIFLAGS} ;
+using python : %{python3_version} : /usr/bin/python3 : /usr/include/python%{python3_version}${PYTHON3_ABIFLAGS} : : : ;
 EOF
 %endif
 
@@ -1248,6 +1242,7 @@ fi
 %changelog
 * Fri May 22 2020 Jonathan Wakely <jwakely@redhat.com> - 1.69.0-20
 - Require boost-python3 for boost, fold boost-python3-devel into boost-devel
+- Do not link Python extensions to libpython
 
 * Fri May 15 2020 Pete Walter <pwalter@fedoraproject.org> - 1.69.0-19
 - Rebuild for ICU 67