diff --git a/Lib/python/pyrun.swg b/Lib/python/pyrun.swg
index 430d3af18..6dcf2599a 100644
--- a/Lib/python/pyrun.swg
+++ b/Lib/python/pyrun.swg
@@ -1538,36 +1538,6 @@ SWIG_Python_GetModule(void *SWIGUNUSEDPARM(clientdata)) {
   return (swig_module_info *) type_pointer;
 }
 
-#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION < 2
-/* PyModule_AddObject function was introduced in Python 2.0.  The following function
-   is copied out of Python/modsupport.c in python version 2.3.4 */
-SWIGINTERN int
-PyModule_AddObject(PyObject *m, char *name, PyObject *o)
-{
-  PyObject *dict;
-  if (!PyModule_Check(m)) {
-    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "PyModule_AddObject() needs module as first arg");
-    return SWIG_ERROR;
-  }
-  if (!o) {
-    PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "PyModule_AddObject() needs non-NULL value");
-    return SWIG_ERROR;
-  }
-  
-  dict = PyModule_GetDict(m);
-  if (dict == NULL) {
-    /* Internal error -- modules must have a dict! */
-    PyErr_Format(PyExc_SystemError, "module '%s' has no __dict__",
-		 PyModule_GetName(m));
-    return SWIG_ERROR;
-  }
-  if (PyDict_SetItemString(dict, name, o))
-    return SWIG_ERROR;
-  Py_DECREF(o);
-  return SWIG_OK;
-}
-#endif
-
 SWIGRUNTIME void
 #ifdef SWIGPY_USE_CAPSULE
 SWIG_Python_DestroyModule(PyObject *obj)