diff --git a/external/python3/ExternalProject_python3.mk b/external/python3/ExternalProject_python3.mk
index 462004d1d1e3..54d7381f40dd 100644
--- a/external/python3/ExternalProject_python3.mk
+++ b/external/python3/ExternalProject_python3.mk
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ $(call gb_ExternalProject_get_state_target,python3,build) :
 		--prefix=/python-inst \
 		--with-system-expat \
 		$(if $(filter MACOSX,$(OS)), \
-			$(if $(filter INTEL,$(CPUNAME)),--enable-universalsdk=$(MACOSX_SDK_PATH) \
-                                --with-universal-archs=intel \
-            ) \
 			--enable-framework=/@__________________________________________________OOO --with-framework-name=LibreOfficePython, \
 			--enable-shared \
 		) \
diff --git a/external/python3/python-3.3.0-darwin.patch.1 b/external/python3/python-3.3.0-darwin.patch.1
index 67f27c78d776..5cc2671d6078 100644
--- a/external/python3/python-3.3.0-darwin.patch.1
+++ b/external/python3/python-3.3.0-darwin.patch.1
@@ -2,31 +2,6 @@
 
 LO needs to build both against MacOSX SDK and not produce universal binaries.
 
-diff -ru python3.orig/configure python3/configure
---- python3.orig/configure	2015-07-26 17:36:11.808497783 +0200
-+++ python3/configure	2015-07-26 17:38:49.016508337 +0200
-@@ -7385,7 +7385,20 @@
-         then
-             case "$UNIVERSAL_ARCHS" in
-             32-bit)
--               UNIVERSAL_ARCH_FLAGS="-arch ppc -arch i386"
-+           # LO does not use Universal Binaries (but the only way to set a SDK
-+           # here implies that, so de-universalize here...)
-+           case `/usr/bin/arch` in
-+           i386)
-+               UNIVERSAL_ARCH_FLAGS="-arch i386"
-+               ;;
-+           ppc)
-+               UNIVERSAL_ARCH_FLAGS=""
-+               ;;
-+           *)
-+               as_fn_error $? "Unexpected output of 'arch' on OSX" "$LINENO" 5
-+               ;;
-+           esac
-+
-                LIPO_32BIT_FLAGS=""
-                ARCH_RUN_32BIT=""
-                ;;
 diff -ru python3.orig/Mac/Makefile.in python3/Mac/Makefile.in
 --- python3.orig/Mac/Makefile.in	2015-07-05 18:50:07.000000000 +0200
 +++ python3/Mac/Makefile.in	2015-07-26 17:40:14.860514100 +0200