diff --git a/Source/Modules/python.cxx b/Source/Modules/python.cxx
index 1c8169a36..56f4c321e 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/python.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/python.cxx
@@ -4727,16 +4727,7 @@ public:
 	  Printv(f_shadow, tab8, "return ", funcCall(Swig_name_member(NSPACE_TODO, class_name, symname), callParms), "\n\n", NIL);
 	}
 	Printv(f_shadow, tab4, symname, " = staticmethod(", symname, ")\n", NIL);
-
-	if (!modern) {
-	  Printv(f_shadow, tab4, "__swig_getmethods__[\"", symname, "\"] = lambda x: ", symname, "\n", NIL);
-	}
-
       } else {
-	if (!modern) {
-	  Printv(f_shadow, tab4, "__swig_getmethods__[\"", symname, "\"] = lambda x: ", module, ".", Swig_name_member(NSPACE_TODO, class_name, symname), "\n",
-		 NIL);
-	}
 	if (!classic) {
 	  if (!modern)
 	    Printv(f_shadow, tab4, "if _newclass:\n", tab4, NIL);