diff --git a/Lib/python/carrays.i b/Lib/python/carrays.i
index e578c80dc..74b2be9c4 100644
--- a/Lib/python/carrays.i
+++ b/Lib/python/carrays.i
@@ -2,48 +2,8 @@
 #if defined(SWIGPYTHON_BUILTIN)
   %feature("python:slot", "sq_item", functype="ssizeargfunc") NAME::__getitem__;
   %feature("python:slot", "sq_ass_item", functype="ssizeobjargproc") NAME::__setitem__;
-
-%inline %{
-typedef struct {
-    TYPE *el;
-} NAME;
-%}
-
-%extend NAME {
-
-  NAME(size_t nelements) {
-      NAME *arr = %new_instance(NAME);
-      arr->el = %new_array(nelements, TYPE);
-      return arr;
-  }
-
-  ~NAME() {
-      %delete_array(self->el);
-      %delete(self);
-  }
-  
-  TYPE __getitem__(size_t index) {
-      return self->el[index];
-  }
-
-  void __setitem__(size_t index, TYPE value) {
-      self->el[index] = value;
-  }
-
-  TYPE * cast() {
-      return self->el;
-  }
-
-  static NAME *frompointer(TYPE *t) {
-      return %reinterpret_cast(t, NAME *);
-  }
-};
-
-%types(NAME = TYPE);
-
-#else
-  %array_class_wrap(TYPE,NAME,__getitem__,__setitem__)
 #endif
+%array_class_wrap(TYPE,NAME,__getitem__,__setitem__)
 %enddef
 
 %include <typemaps/carrays.swg>