diff --git a/Examples/python/check.list b/Examples/python/check.list
index 7a66e9023..2357a7e1f 100644
--- a/Examples/python/check.list
+++ b/Examples/python/check.list
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ enum
exception
exceptshadow
extend
-funcattr
funcptr
funcptr2
functor
@@ -24,6 +23,5 @@ simple
smartptr
std_vector
template
-value
varargs
variables
diff --git a/Examples/python/funcattr/.cvsignore b/Examples/python/funcattr/.cvsignore
deleted file mode 100644
index d111f30e8..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/funcattr/.cvsignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-example.py
-example.pyc
-*_wrap.c
-*_wrap.cxx
-*.dll
-*.dsw
-*.exp
-*.lib
-*.ncb
-*.opt
-*.plg
-Release
-Debug
diff --git a/Examples/python/funcattr/Makefile b/Examples/python/funcattr/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index f00af7dba..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/funcattr/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-TOP = ../..
-SWIG = $(TOP)/../swig
-CXXSRCS =
-TARGET = example
-INTERFACE = example.i
-LIBS = -lm
-SWIGOPT =
-
-all::
- $(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile CXXSRCS='$(CXXSRCS)' SWIG='$(SWIG)' \
- SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' TARGET='$(TARGET)' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' python_cpp
-
-static::
- $(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile CXXSRCS='$(CXXSRCS)' SWIG='$(SWIG)' \
- SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' TARGET='mypython' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' python_cpp_static
-
-clean::
- $(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile python_clean
- rm -f $(TARGET).py
-
-check: all
diff --git a/Examples/python/funcattr/example.i b/Examples/python/funcattr/example.i
deleted file mode 100644
index 666ddff4d..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/funcattr/example.i
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/* File : example.i */
-%module example
-
-/* Turn all data attributes into a pair of accessor functions.
- In this case, a data attribute foo is accessed using
- foo() and changed using set_foo(). The format strings
- in %attributefunc() can be used to precisely determine
- the format of the get/set functions */
-
-%attributefunc(%s,set_%s)
-
-%inline %{
-class Vector {
-public:
- double x,y,z;
-};
-%}
diff --git a/Examples/python/funcattr/index.html b/Examples/python/funcattr/index.html
deleted file mode 100644
index f89f90ca6..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/funcattr/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-
-
-SWIG:Examples:python:funcattr
-
-
-
-
-
-SWIG/Examples/python/funcattr/
-
-
-Turning Attributes into Functions
-
-$Header$
-
-
-This example shows how you can turn data attributes into member functions.
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/Examples/python/funcattr/runme.py b/Examples/python/funcattr/runme.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 59432e142..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/funcattr/runme.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# file: runme.py
-
-import example
-
-# Create an object
-v = example.Vector()
-
-print "Setting some values"
-# Set some values (using functions instead of attributes)
-v.set_x(3.5)
-v.set_y(4.0)
-v.set_z(10.5)
-
-# Get some values
-print v
-print v.x(), v.y(), v.z()
-
diff --git a/Lib/swig.swg b/Lib/swig.swg
index 1d5747fca..6362797e0 100644
--- a/Lib/swig.swg
+++ b/Lib/swig.swg
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@
#define %callback(x) %feature("callback",`x`)
#define %nocallback %feature("callback","")
-/* Directives for attribute functions */
-
-#define %attributefunc(_x,_y) %pragma(swig) attributefunction=`_x`":"`_y`;
-#define %noattributefunc %pragma(swig) noattributefunction;
-
/* %ignore directive */
#define %ignore %rename($ignore)