diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.6/default.nix
index 97c96133aa5..f89e9514b4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/2.6/default.nix
@@ -128,11 +128,6 @@ let
 
       buildPhase =
         ''
-          # Fake the build environment that setup.py expects.
-          ln -s ${python}/include/python*/pyconfig.h .
-          ln -s ${python}/lib/python*/config/Setup Modules/
-          ln -s ${python}/lib/python*/config/Setup.local Modules/
-
           substituteInPlace setup.py --replace 'self.extensions = extensions' \
             'self.extensions = [ext for ext in self.extensions if ext.name in ["${internalName}"]]'