diff --git a/python/samba/compat.py b/python/samba/compat.py
index b517999defd..a2b6f3c8645 100644
--- a/python/samba/compat.py
+++ b/python/samba/compat.py
@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@ if PY3:
     # compat functions
     from functools import cmp_to_key as cmp_to_key_fn
 
-    # alias
-    def ConfigParser(defaults=None, dict_type=dict, allow_no_value=False):
-        from configparser import ConfigParser
-        return ConfigParser(defaults, dict_type, allow_no_value, interpolation=None)
-
 
 else:
     raise NotImplementedError("Samba versions >= 4.11 do not support Python 2.x")
diff --git a/python/samba/gp_parse/gp_ini.py b/python/samba/gp_parse/gp_ini.py
index d567addd3ea..1fac861b0a3 100644
--- a/python/samba/gp_parse/gp_ini.py
+++ b/python/samba/gp_parse/gp_ini.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import collections
 import re
 
 from xml.etree.ElementTree import Element, SubElement
-from samba.compat import ConfigParser
+from configparser import ConfigParser
 from io import StringIO
 
 from samba.gp_parse import GPParser, ENTITY_USER_ID
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ class GPIniParser(GPParser):
 
     def parse(self, contents):
         # Required dict_type in Python 2.7
-        self.ini_conf = ConfigParser(dict_type=collections.OrderedDict)
+        self.ini_conf = ConfigParser(dict_type=collections.OrderedDict,
+                                     interpolation=None)
         self.ini_conf.optionxform = str
 
         self.ini_conf.readfp(StringIO(contents.decode(self.encoding)))
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@ class GPIniParser(GPParser):
 
     def load_xml(self, root):
         # Required dict_type in Python 2.7
-        self.ini_conf = ConfigParser(dict_type=collections.OrderedDict)
+        self.ini_conf = ConfigParser(dict_type=collections.OrderedDict,
+                                     interpolation=None)
         self.ini_conf.optionxform = str
 
         for s in root.findall('Section'):
@@ -110,7 +112,8 @@ class GPTIniParser(GPIniParser):
             super(GPTIniParser, self).parse(contents)
         except UnicodeDecodeError:
             # Required dict_type in Python 2.7
-            self.ini_conf = ConfigParser(dict_type=collections.OrderedDict)
+            self.ini_conf = ConfigParser(dict_type=collections.OrderedDict,
+                                         interpolation=None)
             self.ini_conf.optionxform = str
 
             # Fallback to Latin-1 which RSAT appears to use
diff --git a/python/samba/gpclass.py b/python/samba/gpclass.py
index 7f64e75d40b..37d6be38de8 100644
--- a/python/samba/gpclass.py
+++ b/python/samba/gpclass.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import errno
 import tdb
 sys.path.insert(0, "bin/python")
 from samba import NTSTATUSError
-from samba.compat import ConfigParser
+from configparser import ConfigParser
 from io import StringIO
 from samba.compat import get_bytes
 from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class gp_ext(object):
 class gp_inf_ext(gp_ext):
     def read(self, data_file):
         policy = open(data_file, 'rb').read()
-        inf_conf = ConfigParser()
+        inf_conf = ConfigParser(interpolation=None)
         inf_conf.optionxform = str
         try:
             inf_conf.readfp(StringIO(policy.decode()))
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ def parse_gpext_conf(smb_conf):
     else:
         lp.load_default()
     ext_conf = lp.state_path('gpext.conf')
-    parser = ConfigParser()
+    parser = ConfigParser(interpolation=None)
     parser.read(ext_conf)
     return lp, parser