diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.10/no-ldconfig.patch b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.10/no-ldconfig.patch
index c259aed72b990..e65883ab895a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.10/no-ldconfig.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.10/no-ldconfig.patch
@@ -11,61 +11,6 @@ diff --git a/Lib/ctypes/util.py b/Lib/ctypes/util.py
 index 0c2510e..7fb98af 100644
 --- a/Lib/ctypes/util.py
 +++ b/Lib/ctypes/util.py
-@@ -100,53 +100,7 @@ elif os.name == "posix":
-             return thefile.read(4) == elf_header
- 
-     def _findLib_gcc(name):
--        # Run GCC's linker with the -t (aka --trace) option and examine the
--        # library name it prints out. The GCC command will fail because we
--        # haven't supplied a proper program with main(), but that does not
--        # matter.
--        expr = os.fsencode(r'[^\(\)\s]*lib%s\.[^\(\)\s]*' % re.escape(name))
--
--        c_compiler = shutil.which('gcc')
--        if not c_compiler:
--            c_compiler = shutil.which('cc')
--        if not c_compiler:
--            # No C compiler available, give up
--            return None
--
--        temp = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
--        try:
--            args = [c_compiler, '-Wl,-t', '-o', temp.name, '-l' + name]
--
--            env = dict(os.environ)
--            env['LC_ALL'] = 'C'
--            env['LANG'] = 'C'
--            try:
--                proc = subprocess.Popen(args,
--                                        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
--                                        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
--                                        env=env)
--            except OSError:  # E.g. bad executable
--                return None
--            with proc:
--                trace = proc.stdout.read()
--        finally:
--            try:
--                temp.close()
--            except FileNotFoundError:
--                # Raised if the file was already removed, which is the normal
--                # behaviour of GCC if linking fails
--                pass
--        res = re.findall(expr, trace)
--        if not res:
--            return None
--
--        for file in res:
--            # Check if the given file is an elf file: gcc can report
--            # some files that are linker scripts and not actual
--            # shared objects. See bpo-41976 for more details
--            if not _is_elf(file):
--                continue
--            return os.fsdecode(file)
-+        return None
- 
- 
-     if sys.platform == "sunos5":
 @@ -268,34 +222,7 @@ elif os.name == "posix":
      else:
  
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.11/no-ldconfig.patch b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.11/no-ldconfig.patch
index ca6a76d0ffd98..bafcaee7c980e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.11/no-ldconfig.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.11/no-ldconfig.patch
@@ -11,61 +11,6 @@ diff --git a/Lib/ctypes/util.py b/Lib/ctypes/util.py
 index 0c2510e161..7fb98af308 100644
 --- a/Lib/ctypes/util.py
 +++ b/Lib/ctypes/util.py
-@@ -100,53 +100,7 @@ def _is_elf(filename):
-             return thefile.read(4) == elf_header
- 
-     def _findLib_gcc(name):
--        # Run GCC's linker with the -t (aka --trace) option and examine the
--        # library name it prints out. The GCC command will fail because we
--        # haven't supplied a proper program with main(), but that does not
--        # matter.
--        expr = os.fsencode(r'[^\(\)\s]*lib%s\.[^\(\)\s]*' % re.escape(name))
--
--        c_compiler = shutil.which('gcc')
--        if not c_compiler:
--            c_compiler = shutil.which('cc')
--        if not c_compiler:
--            # No C compiler available, give up
--            return None
--
--        temp = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
--        try:
--            args = [c_compiler, '-Wl,-t', '-o', temp.name, '-l' + name]
--
--            env = dict(os.environ)
--            env['LC_ALL'] = 'C'
--            env['LANG'] = 'C'
--            try:
--                proc = subprocess.Popen(args,
--                                        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
--                                        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
--                                        env=env)
--            except OSError:  # E.g. bad executable
--                return None
--            with proc:
--                trace = proc.stdout.read()
--        finally:
--            try:
--                temp.close()
--            except FileNotFoundError:
--                # Raised if the file was already removed, which is the normal
--                # behaviour of GCC if linking fails
--                pass
--        res = re.findall(expr, trace)
--        if not res:
--            return None
--
--        for file in res:
--            # Check if the given file is an elf file: gcc can report
--            # some files that are linker scripts and not actual
--            # shared objects. See bpo-41976 for more details
--            if not _is_elf(file):
--                continue
--            return os.fsdecode(file)
-+        return None
- 
- 
-     if sys.platform == "sunos5":
 @@ -268,34 +222,7 @@ def find_library(name, is64 = False):
      else:
  
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.12/no-ldconfig.patch b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.12/no-ldconfig.patch
index ca6a76d0ffd98..bafcaee7c980e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.12/no-ldconfig.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.12/no-ldconfig.patch
@@ -11,61 +11,6 @@ diff --git a/Lib/ctypes/util.py b/Lib/ctypes/util.py
 index 0c2510e161..7fb98af308 100644
 --- a/Lib/ctypes/util.py
 +++ b/Lib/ctypes/util.py
-@@ -100,53 +100,7 @@ def _is_elf(filename):
-             return thefile.read(4) == elf_header
- 
-     def _findLib_gcc(name):
--        # Run GCC's linker with the -t (aka --trace) option and examine the
--        # library name it prints out. The GCC command will fail because we
--        # haven't supplied a proper program with main(), but that does not
--        # matter.
--        expr = os.fsencode(r'[^\(\)\s]*lib%s\.[^\(\)\s]*' % re.escape(name))
--
--        c_compiler = shutil.which('gcc')
--        if not c_compiler:
--            c_compiler = shutil.which('cc')
--        if not c_compiler:
--            # No C compiler available, give up
--            return None
--
--        temp = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
--        try:
--            args = [c_compiler, '-Wl,-t', '-o', temp.name, '-l' + name]
--
--            env = dict(os.environ)
--            env['LC_ALL'] = 'C'
--            env['LANG'] = 'C'
--            try:
--                proc = subprocess.Popen(args,
--                                        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
--                                        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
--                                        env=env)
--            except OSError:  # E.g. bad executable
--                return None
--            with proc:
--                trace = proc.stdout.read()
--        finally:
--            try:
--                temp.close()
--            except FileNotFoundError:
--                # Raised if the file was already removed, which is the normal
--                # behaviour of GCC if linking fails
--                pass
--        res = re.findall(expr, trace)
--        if not res:
--            return None
--
--        for file in res:
--            # Check if the given file is an elf file: gcc can report
--            # some files that are linker scripts and not actual
--            # shared objects. See bpo-41976 for more details
--            if not _is_elf(file):
--                continue
--            return os.fsdecode(file)
-+        return None
- 
- 
-     if sys.platform == "sunos5":
 @@ -268,34 +222,7 @@ def find_library(name, is64 = False):
      else:
  
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.13/no-ldconfig.patch b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.13/no-ldconfig.patch
index ca6a76d0ffd98..bafcaee7c980e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.13/no-ldconfig.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.13/no-ldconfig.patch
@@ -11,61 +11,6 @@ diff --git a/Lib/ctypes/util.py b/Lib/ctypes/util.py
 index 0c2510e161..7fb98af308 100644
 --- a/Lib/ctypes/util.py
 +++ b/Lib/ctypes/util.py
-@@ -100,53 +100,7 @@ def _is_elf(filename):
-             return thefile.read(4) == elf_header
- 
-     def _findLib_gcc(name):
--        # Run GCC's linker with the -t (aka --trace) option and examine the
--        # library name it prints out. The GCC command will fail because we
--        # haven't supplied a proper program with main(), but that does not
--        # matter.
--        expr = os.fsencode(r'[^\(\)\s]*lib%s\.[^\(\)\s]*' % re.escape(name))
--
--        c_compiler = shutil.which('gcc')
--        if not c_compiler:
--            c_compiler = shutil.which('cc')
--        if not c_compiler:
--            # No C compiler available, give up
--            return None
--
--        temp = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
--        try:
--            args = [c_compiler, '-Wl,-t', '-o', temp.name, '-l' + name]
--
--            env = dict(os.environ)
--            env['LC_ALL'] = 'C'
--            env['LANG'] = 'C'
--            try:
--                proc = subprocess.Popen(args,
--                                        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
--                                        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
--                                        env=env)
--            except OSError:  # E.g. bad executable
--                return None
--            with proc:
--                trace = proc.stdout.read()
--        finally:
--            try:
--                temp.close()
--            except FileNotFoundError:
--                # Raised if the file was already removed, which is the normal
--                # behaviour of GCC if linking fails
--                pass
--        res = re.findall(expr, trace)
--        if not res:
--            return None
--
--        for file in res:
--            # Check if the given file is an elf file: gcc can report
--            # some files that are linker scripts and not actual
--            # shared objects. See bpo-41976 for more details
--            if not _is_elf(file):
--                continue
--            return os.fsdecode(file)
-+        return None
- 
- 
-     if sys.platform == "sunos5":
 @@ -268,34 +222,7 @@ def find_library(name, is64 = False):
      else:
  
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.9/no-ldconfig.patch b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.9/no-ldconfig.patch
index 41d3ab52345b2..1a5eccb9eca83 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.9/no-ldconfig.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/3.9/no-ldconfig.patch
@@ -11,61 +11,6 @@ diff --git a/Lib/ctypes/util.py b/Lib/ctypes/util.py
 index 0c2510e161..7fb98af308 100644
 --- a/Lib/ctypes/util.py
 +++ b/Lib/ctypes/util.py
-@@ -100,53 +100,7 @@ elif os.name == "posix":
-             return thefile.read(4) == elf_header
-
-     def _findLib_gcc(name):
--        # Run GCC's linker with the -t (aka --trace) option and examine the
--        # library name it prints out. The GCC command will fail because we
--        # haven't supplied a proper program with main(), but that does not
--        # matter.
--        expr = os.fsencode(r'[^\(\)\s]*lib%s\.[^\(\)\s]*' % re.escape(name))
--
--        c_compiler = shutil.which('gcc')
--        if not c_compiler:
--            c_compiler = shutil.which('cc')
--        if not c_compiler:
--            # No C compiler available, give up
--            return None
--
--        temp = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
--        try:
--            args = [c_compiler, '-Wl,-t', '-o', temp.name, '-l' + name]
--
--            env = dict(os.environ)
--            env['LC_ALL'] = 'C'
--            env['LANG'] = 'C'
--            try:
--                proc = subprocess.Popen(args,
--                                        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
--                                        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
--                                        env=env)
--            except OSError:  # E.g. bad executable
--                return None
--            with proc:
--                trace = proc.stdout.read()
--        finally:
--            try:
--                temp.close()
--            except FileNotFoundError:
--                # Raised if the file was already removed, which is the normal
--                # behaviour of GCC if linking fails
--                pass
--        res = re.findall(expr, trace)
--        if not res:
--            return None
--
--        for file in res:
--            # Check if the given file is an elf file: gcc can report
--            # some files that are linker scripts and not actual
--            # shared objects. See bpo-41976 for more details
--            if not _is_elf(file):
--                continue
--            return os.fsdecode(file)
-+        return None
-
-
-     if sys.platform == "sunos5":
 @@ -268,34 +222,7 @@ elif os.name == "posix":
      else: