diff --git a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/Makefile b/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/Makefile
index dd1f2152e..65d635bb7 100644
--- a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/Makefile
+++ b/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 TOP        = ../../..
 LIBS       =
 
-subdirs = builtin vanilla builtin_split vanilla_split
+subdirs = vanilla vanilla_split
 
 
 check: build
diff --git a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/README b/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/README
index 6fb61d399..6776ec40f 100644
--- a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/README
+++ b/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/README
@@ -10,6 +10,3 @@ additional code in the python wrappers.
 
 vanilla        # "plane Jane" module both halves in pkg1
 vanilla_split  # python 1/2 in pkg1 C 1/2 in global namespace
-builtin        # both halves in pkg1 (-builtin passed to swig)
-builtin        # python 1/2 in pkg1 C 1/2 in global namespace (with -builtin)
-
diff --git a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin/Makefile b/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index b679d60a0..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-TOP        = ../../../..
-SWIGEXE    = $(TOP)/../swig
-SWIG_LIB_DIR = $(TOP)/../$(TOP_BUILDDIR_TO_TOP_SRCDIR)Lib
-SWIGOPT    =
-LIBS       =
-
-check: build
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' python_run
-
-build:
-	cd pkg1 && $(MAKE) build
-
-static:
-	cd pkg1 && $(MAKE) static
-
-clean:
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' TARGET='foo' python_clean
-	cd pkg1 && $(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/../Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' TARGET='foo' python_clean
diff --git a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin/pkg1/Makefile b/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin/pkg1/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index da9240e6f..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin/pkg1/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-TOP        = ../../../../..
-SWIGEXE    = $(TOP)/../swig
-SWIG_LIB_DIR = $(TOP)/../$(TOP_BUILDDIR_TO_TOP_SRCDIR)Lib
-SWIGOPT    = -builtin
-LIBS       =
-
-build:
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' \
-	SWIG_LIB_DIR='$(SWIG_LIB_DIR)' SWIGEXE='$(SWIGEXE)' \
-	SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' LIBS='$(LIBS)' TARGET='foo' \
-        INTERFACE='foo.i' python_cpp
-
-static:
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' \
-	SWIG_LIB_DIR='$(SWIG_LIB_DIR)' SWIGEXE='$(SWIGEXE)' \
-	SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' LIBS='$(LIBS)' TARGET='foo' \
-        INTERFACE='foo.i' python_cpp_static
-
-clean:
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' TARGET='foo' python_clean
-
diff --git a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin/pkg1/__init__.py b/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin/pkg1/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b1594cc8..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin/pkg1/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# killroy was here
diff --git a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin/pkg1/foo.i b/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin/pkg1/foo.i
deleted file mode 100644
index 60ce16ec3..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin/pkg1/foo.i
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-%module(package="pkg1") foo
-%{
-static unsigned count(void)
-{
-  return 3;
-}
-%}
-
-unsigned count(void);
-
diff --git a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin/runme.py b/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin/runme.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a6055bf1..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin/runme.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-import pkg1.foo
-
-assert(pkg1.foo.count() == 3)
diff --git a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin_split/Makefile b/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin_split/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fe9271c4..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin_split/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-TOP        = ../../../..
-SWIGEXE    = $(TOP)/../swig
-SWIG_LIB_DIR = $(TOP)/../$(TOP_BUILDDIR_TO_TOP_SRCDIR)Lib
-SWIGOPT    = -builtin -outdir pkg1
-LIBS       =
-
-check: build
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' python_run
-
-build:
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' \
-	SWIG_LIB_DIR='$(SWIG_LIB_DIR)' SWIGEXE='$(SWIGEXE)' \
-	SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' LIBS='$(LIBS)' TARGET='foo' INTERFACE='foo.i' python_cpp
-
-static:
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' \
-	SWIG_LIB_DIR='$(SWIG_LIB_DIR)' SWIGEXE='$(SWIGEXE)' \
-	SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' LIBS='$(LIBS)' TARGET='foo' INTERFACE='foo.i' python_cpp_static
-
-clean:
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' TARGET='foo' python_clean
-	cd pkg1 && $(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/../Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' TARGET='foo' python_clean
diff --git a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin_split/foo.i b/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin_split/foo.i
deleted file mode 100644
index 60ce16ec3..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin_split/foo.i
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-%module(package="pkg1") foo
-%{
-static unsigned count(void)
-{
-  return 3;
-}
-%}
-
-unsigned count(void);
-
diff --git a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin_split/pkg1/__init__.py b/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin_split/pkg1/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b1594cc8..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin_split/pkg1/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# killroy was here
diff --git a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin_split/runme.py b/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin_split/runme.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a6055bf1..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/import_packages/split_modules/builtin_split/runme.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-import pkg1.foo
-
-assert(pkg1.foo.count() == 3)