diff --git a/SConscript b/SConscript
index 3914616be..202fa5161 100644
--- a/SConscript
+++ b/SConscript
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ base_sources = Split('''
 	base/misc.cc
 	base/output.cc
 	base/pollevent.cc
-	base/python.cc
 	base/range.cc
 	base/random.cc
 	base/sat_counter.cc
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ base_sources = Split('''
 	base/loader/object_file.cc
 	base/loader/symtab.cc
 	base/stats/events.cc
-	base/stats/python.cc
 	base/stats/statdb.cc
 	base/stats/visit.cc
 	base/stats/text.cc
diff --git a/base/statistics.cc b/base/statistics.cc
index 141f5d4da..4368f1bcf 100644
--- a/base/statistics.cc
+++ b/base/statistics.cc
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include "base/cprintf.hh"
 #include "base/hostinfo.hh"
 #include "base/misc.hh"
-#include "base/python.hh"
 #include "base/statistics.hh"
 #include "base/str.hh"
 #include "base/time.hh"
diff --git a/test/stattest.cc b/test/stattest.cc
index 57f099344..b944eff45 100644
--- a/test/stattest.cc
+++ b/test/stattest.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "base/misc.hh"
 #include "base/statistics.hh"
 #include "base/stats/text.hh"
-#include "base/stats/python.hh"
 #include "base/stats/mysql.hh"
 #include "sim/host.hh"
 
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@ usage()
 {
     panic("incorrect usage.\n"
           "usage:\n"
-          "\t%s [-p <python file>] [-t [-c] [-d]]\n", progname);
+          "\t%s [-t [-c] [-d]]\n", progname);
 }
 
 int
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     bool descriptions = false;
     bool compat = false;
     bool text = false;
-    string pyfile;
     string mysql_name;
     string mysql_host;
     string mysql_user = "binkertn";
@@ -125,9 +123,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
           case 'P':
             mysql_passwd = optarg;
             break;
-          case 'p':
-            pyfile = optarg;
-            break;
           case 's':
             mysql_name = optarg;
             break;
@@ -554,11 +549,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
         out();
     }
 
-    if (!pyfile.empty()) {
-        Python out(pyfile);
-        out();
-    }
-
     if (!mysql_name.empty()) {
         MySql out;
         out.connect(mysql_host, mysql_user, mysql_passwd, "m5stats",