diff --git a/media-tv/kodi/kodi-9999.ebuild b/media-tv/kodi/kodi-9999.ebuild
index 01c313a8a3719..183c1ec9bc1ab 100644
--- a/media-tv/kodi/kodi-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-tv/kodi/kodi-9999.ebuild
@@ -298,8 +298,6 @@ src_configure() {
 		-Dlibdvdread_URL="${DISTDIR}/libdvdread-${LIBDVDREAD_VERSION}.tar.gz"
 		-Dlibdvdnav_URL="${DISTDIR}/libdvdnav-${LIBDVDNAV_VERSION}.tar.gz"
 		-Dlibdvdcss_URL="${DISTDIR}/libdvdcss-${LIBDVDCSS_VERSION}.tar.gz"
-		-DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR="$(python_get_includedir)"
-		-DPYTHON_LIBRARY="$(python_get_library_path)"
 		-DPYTHON_VER="${EPYTHON#python}"
 		-DAPP_RENDER_SYSTEM="$(usex gles gles gl)"
 		-DCORE_PLATFORM_NAME="${core_platform_name}"