diff --git a/Examples/python/check.list b/Examples/python/check.list
index e9e7c8357..a43a5fca0 100644
--- a/Examples/python/check.list
+++ b/Examples/python/check.list
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ simple
 smartptr
 std_vector
 std_map
-swigrun
 template
 varargs
 variables
diff --git a/Examples/python/swigrun/Makefile b/Examples/python/swigrun/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 94f7d04e0..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/swigrun/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-TOP        = ../..
-SWIG       = $(TOP)/../preinst-swig
-CXXSRCS    = example.cxx
-TARGET     = example
-INTERFACE  = example.i
-LIBS       = -lm
-SWIGOPT    =
-
-check: build
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' python_run
-
-build:
-	$(SWIG) -python -external-runtime
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' $(SWIGLIB) CXXSRCS='$(CXXSRCS)' SWIG='$(SWIG)' \
-	SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' TARGET='$(TARGET)' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' python_cpp
-
-static:
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' $(SWIGLIB) CXXSRCS='$(CXXSRCS)' SWIG='$(SWIG)' \
-	SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' TARGET='mypython' INTERFACE='$(INTERFACE)' python_cpp_static
-
-clean:
-	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' TARGET='$(TARGET)' python_clean
-	rm -f swigpyrun.h
diff --git a/Examples/python/swigrun/example.cxx b/Examples/python/swigrun/example.cxx
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d2471301..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/swigrun/example.cxx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/* File : example.cxx */
-
-#include <Python.h>
-#include "swigpyrun.h"
-#include "example.h"
-
-
-Manager* convert_to_Manager(PyObject *py_obj)
-{
-  Manager* c_ptr;
-  swig_type_info *ty = SWIG_TypeQuery("Manager *");
-  printf("manager ty %p \n", (void *)ty);
-  if (SWIG_ConvertPtr(py_obj, (void **) &c_ptr, ty, 0) == -1) {
-    c_ptr = 0;
-  } else {
-    Py_XINCREF(py_obj);
-  }
-  return c_ptr;
-}
-
diff --git a/Examples/python/swigrun/example.h b/Examples/python/swigrun/example.h
deleted file mode 100644
index e89f7baaa..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/swigrun/example.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/* File : example.h */
-
-#include <cstdio>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <vector>
-#include <string>
-#include <cmath>
-
-class Employee {
-private:
-	std::string name;
-public:
-	Employee(const char* n): name(n) {}
-	virtual std::string getTitle() { return getPosition() + " " + getName(); }
-	virtual std::string getName() { return name; }
-	virtual std::string getPosition() const { return "Employee"; }
-	virtual ~Employee() { printf("~Employee() @ %p\n", (void *)this); }
-};
-
-
-class Manager: public Employee {
-public:
-	Manager(const char* n): Employee(n) {}
-	virtual std::string getPosition() const { return "Manager"; }
-};
-
-
-class EmployeeList {
-	std::vector<Employee*> list;
-public:
-	EmployeeList() {
-		list.push_back(new Employee("Bob"));
-		list.push_back(new Employee("Jane"));
-		list.push_back(new Manager("Ted"));
-	}
-	void addEmployee(Employee *p) {
-		list.push_back(p);
-		std::cout << "New employee added.   Current employees are:" << std::endl;
-		std::vector<Employee*>::iterator i;
-		for (i=list.begin(); i!=list.end(); i++) {
-			std::cout << "  " << (*i)->getTitle() << std::endl;
-		}
-	}
-	const Employee *get_item(int i) {
-		return list[i];
-	}
-	~EmployeeList() { 
-		std::vector<Employee*>::iterator i;
-		std::cout << "~EmployeeList, deleting " << list.size() << " employees." << std::endl;
-		for (i=list.begin(); i!=list.end(); i++) {
-			delete *i;
-		}
-		std::cout << "~EmployeeList empty." << std::endl;
-	}
-};
-
-Manager* convert_to_Manager(PyObject *obj);
-
diff --git a/Examples/python/swigrun/example.i b/Examples/python/swigrun/example.i
deleted file mode 100644
index c8ec32e09..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/swigrun/example.i
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-/* File : example.i */
-%module(directors="1") example
-%{
-#include "example.h"
-%}
-
-%include "std_vector.i"
-%include "std_string.i"
-
-/* turn on director wrapping for Manager */
-%feature("director") Employee;
-%feature("director") Manager;
-
-%include "example.h"
-
diff --git a/Examples/python/swigrun/runme.py b/Examples/python/swigrun/runme.py
deleted file mode 100644
index abcd96463..000000000
--- a/Examples/python/swigrun/runme.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-# file: runme.py
-
-# This file illustrates the cross language polymorphism using directors.
-
-import example 
-
-
-# CEO class, which overrides Employee::getPosition().
-
-class CEO(example.Manager):
-	def __init__(self, name):
-		example.Manager.__init__(self, name)
-	def getPosition(self):
-		return "CEO"
-	def __del__(self):
-		print "CEO.__del__(),", self.getName()
-		# for proxy class extensions that are not "disowned" and
-		# define a __del__ method, it is very important to call the 
-		# base class __del__.  otherwise the c++ objects will never
-		# be deleted.
-		example.Manager.__del__(self)
-
-
-
-
-e = CEO("Alice")
-m = example.convert_to_Manager(e)
-print m