diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile.feature b/tools/build/Makefile.feature
index 97cbfb31b762..e1d2c255669e 100644
--- a/tools/build/Makefile.feature
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile.feature
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ FEATURE_TESTS_BASIC :=                  \
         numa_num_possible_cpus          \
         libperl                         \
         libpython                       \
-        libpython-version               \
         libslang                        \
         libslang-include-subdir         \
         libcrypto                       \
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/Makefile b/tools/build/feature/Makefile
index 89ba522e377d..22ea350dab58 100644
--- a/tools/build/feature/Makefile
+++ b/tools/build/feature/Makefile
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ FILES=                                          \
          test-numa_num_possible_cpus.bin        \
          test-libperl.bin                       \
          test-libpython.bin                     \
-         test-libpython-version.bin             \
          test-libslang.bin                      \
          test-libslang-include-subdir.bin       \
          test-libcrypto.bin                     \
@@ -220,9 +219,6 @@ $(OUTPUT)test-libperl.bin:
 $(OUTPUT)test-libpython.bin:
 	$(BUILD) $(FLAGS_PYTHON_EMBED)
 
-$(OUTPUT)test-libpython-version.bin:
-	$(BUILD)
-
 $(OUTPUT)test-libbfd.bin:
 	$(BUILD) -DPACKAGE='"perf"' -lbfd -ldl
 
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-all.c b/tools/build/feature/test-all.c
index 464873883396..09517ff2fad5 100644
--- a/tools/build/feature/test-all.c
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-all.c
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 # include "test-libpython.c"
 #undef main
 
-#define main main_test_libpython_version
-# include "test-libpython-version.c"
-#undef main
-
 #define main main_test_libperl
 # include "test-libperl.c"
 #undef main
@@ -181,7 +177,6 @@
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	main_test_libpython();
-	main_test_libpython_version();
 	main_test_libperl();
 	main_test_hello();
 	main_test_libelf();
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-libpython-version.c b/tools/build/feature/test-libpython-version.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 47714b942d4d..000000000000
--- a/tools/build/feature/test-libpython-version.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-#include <Python.h>
-
-#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x03000000
-	#error
-#endif
-
-int main(void)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
diff --git a/tools/perf/Makefile.config b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
index 014b959575ca..68408a5ecfed 100644
--- a/tools/perf/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/perf/Makefile.config
@@ -259,8 +259,6 @@ endif
 
 FEATURE_CHECK_CFLAGS-libpython := $(PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS)
 FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-libpython := $(PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS)
-FEATURE_CHECK_CFLAGS-libpython-version := $(PYTHON_EMBED_CCOPTS)
-FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-libpython-version := $(PYTHON_EMBED_LDOPTS)
 
 FEATURE_CHECK_LDFLAGS-libaio = -lrt