diff --git a/lang/python/Makefile b/lang/python/Makefile
index b0d4330db..ae9a2146e 100644
--- a/lang/python/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ include ./files/python-version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON_VERSION).$(PYTHON_VERSION_MICRO)
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.python.org/ftp/python/$(PKG_VERSION)
diff --git a/lang/python/patches/012-disable-openssl-for-hashlib-on-host-build.patch b/lang/python/patches/012-disable-openssl-for-hashlib-on-host-build.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a442e0f8..000000000
--- a/lang/python/patches/012-disable-openssl-for-hashlib-on-host-build.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/setup.py
-+++ b/setup.py
-@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
- 
-         min_openssl_ver = 0x00907000
-         have_any_openssl = ssl_incs is not None and ssl_libs is not None
--        have_usable_openssl = (have_any_openssl and
-+        have_usable_openssl = cross_compiling and (have_any_openssl and
-                                openssl_ver >= min_openssl_ver)
- 
-         if have_any_openssl: