diff --git a/m4/ax_python_devel.m4 b/m4/ax_python_devel.m4
index 42512d41c1..d196f879e8 100644
--- a/m4/ax_python_devel.m4
+++ b/m4/ax_python_devel.m4
@@ -336,15 +336,7 @@ EOD`
 			if test "${plat_python_path}" != "${python_path}"; then
 				python_path="-I$python_path -I$plat_python_path"
 			else
-				# OpenPli 3.9 build finds python native, so needs sed to create correct python 3.9 path
-				# check OpenPli 3.9 path length(build lib) vs OE-A path length(host lib)
-				if [[ "${#python_path}" -gt 24 ]]
-				then
-					plat_python_path=`echo "$plat_python_path" | sed "s/-native//"`
-					python_path="-I$plat_python_path"
-				else
-					python_path="-I$ac_python_libdir_XCompile$python_path"
-				fi
+				python_path="-I$ac_python_libdir_XCompile$python_path"
 			fi
 		fi
 		PYTHON_CPPFLAGS=$python_path