diff --git a/cpython-unix/build-cpython.sh b/cpython-unix/build-cpython.sh
index 77f9ec5cd..3a0fdbcbf 100755
--- a/cpython-unix/build-cpython.sh
+++ b/cpython-unix/build-cpython.sh
@@ -147,20 +147,6 @@ else
     patch -p1 -i "${ROOT}/patch-macos-link-extension-modules.patch"
 fi
 
-# Also on macOS, the `python` executable is linked against libraries defined by statically
-# linked modules. But those libraries should only get linked into libpython, not the
-# executable. This behavior is kinda suspect on all platforms, as it could be adding
-# library dependencies that shouldn't need to be there.
-if [[ "${PYBUILD_PLATFORM}" = macos* ]]; then
-    if [ -n "${PYTHON_MEETS_MINIMUM_VERSION_3_15}" ]; then
-        patch -p1 -i "${ROOT}/patch-python-link-modules-3.15.patch"
-    elif [ -n "${PYTHON_MEETS_MINIMUM_VERSION_3_11}" ]; then
-        patch -p1 -i "${ROOT}/patch-python-link-modules-3.11.patch"
-    elif [ "${PYTHON_MAJMIN_VERSION}" = "3.10" ]; then
-        patch -p1 -i "${ROOT}/patch-python-link-modules-3.10.patch"
-    fi
-fi
-
 # The macOS code for sniffing for _dyld_shared_cache_contains_path falls back on a
 # possibly inappropriate code path if a configure time check fails. This is not
 # appropriate for certain cross-compiling scenarios. See discussion at
@@ -429,19 +415,12 @@ CONFIGURE_FLAGS="
 
 # Build a libpython3.x.so, but statically link the interpreter against
 # libpython.
-#
-# For now skip this on macos, because it causes some linker failures. Note that
-# this patch mildly conflicts with the macos-only patch-python-link-modules
-# applied above, so you will need to resolve that conflict if you re-enable
-# this for macos.
-if [[ "${PYBUILD_PLATFORM}" != macos* ]]; then
-    if [ -n "${PYTHON_MEETS_MINIMUM_VERSION_3_12}" ]; then
-        patch -p1 -i "${ROOT}/patch-python-configure-add-enable-static-libpython-for-interpreter.patch"
-    else
-        patch -p1 -i "${ROOT}/patch-python-configure-add-enable-static-libpython-for-interpreter-${PYTHON_MAJMIN_VERSION}.patch"
-    fi
-    CONFIGURE_FLAGS="${CONFIGURE_FLAGS} --enable-static-libpython-for-interpreter"
+if [ -n "${PYTHON_MEETS_MINIMUM_VERSION_3_12}" ]; then
+    patch -p1 -i "${ROOT}/patch-python-configure-add-enable-static-libpython-for-interpreter.patch"
+else
+    patch -p1 -i "${ROOT}/patch-python-configure-add-enable-static-libpython-for-interpreter-${PYTHON_MAJMIN_VERSION}.patch"
 fi
+CONFIGURE_FLAGS="${CONFIGURE_FLAGS} --enable-static-libpython-for-interpreter"
 
 if [ "${CC}" = "musl-clang" ]; then
     # In order to build the _blake2 extension module with SSE3+ instructions, we need
diff --git a/cpython-unix/patch-python-link-modules-3.10.patch b/cpython-unix/patch-python-link-modules-3.10.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 58247aebd..000000000
--- a/cpython-unix/patch-python-link-modules-3.10.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
---- a/Makefile.pre.in
-+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
-@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ clinic: check-clean-src $(srcdir)/Modules/_blake2/blake2s_impl.c
-
- # Build the interpreter
- $(BUILDPYTHON):	Programs/python.o $(LIBRARY_DEPS)
--	$(LINKCC) $(PY_CORE_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Programs/python.o $(BLDLIBRARY) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS)
-+	$(LINKCC) $(PY_CORE_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Programs/python.o $(BLDLIBRARY) $(LIBS) $(SYSLIBS)
-
- platform: $(BUILDPYTHON) pybuilddir.txt
- 	$(RUNSHARED) $(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -c 'import sys ; from sysconfig import get_platform ; print("%s-%d.%d" % (get_platform(), *sys.version_info[:2]))' >platform
diff --git a/cpython-unix/patch-python-link-modules-3.11.patch b/cpython-unix/patch-python-link-modules-3.11.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bc7aee63..000000000
--- a/cpython-unix/patch-python-link-modules-3.11.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
-index b356f6293e..89fddd4d4e 100644
---- a/Makefile.pre.in
-+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
-@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ clinic: check-clean-src $(srcdir)/Modules/_blake2/blake2s_impl.c
- 
- # Build the interpreter
- $(BUILDPYTHON):	Programs/python.o $(LINK_PYTHON_DEPS)
--	$(LINKCC) $(PY_CORE_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Programs/python.o $(LINK_PYTHON_OBJS) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS)
-+	$(LINKCC) $(PY_CORE_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Programs/python.o $(LINK_PYTHON_OBJS) $(LIBS) $(SYSLIBS)
- 
- platform: $(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD_DEPS) pybuilddir.txt
- 	$(RUNSHARED) $(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -c 'import sys ; from sysconfig import get_platform ; print("%s-%d.%d" % (get_platform(), *sys.version_info[:2]))' >platform
diff --git a/cpython-unix/patch-python-link-modules-3.15.patch b/cpython-unix/patch-python-link-modules-3.15.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5225bb6f9..000000000
--- a/cpython-unix/patch-python-link-modules-3.15.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
-index 120a6add385..4d8abc5256a 100644
---- a/Makefile.pre.in
-+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
-@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ clinic-tests: check-clean-src $(srcdir)/Lib/test/clinic.test.c
- 
- # Build the interpreter
- $(BUILDPYTHON):	Programs/python.o $(LINK_PYTHON_DEPS)
--	$(LINKCC) $(PY_CORE_EXE_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Programs/python.o $(LINK_PYTHON_OBJS) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS)
-+	$(LINKCC) $(PY_CORE_EXE_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Programs/python.o $(LINK_PYTHON_OBJS) $(LIBS) $(SYSLIBS)
- 
- platform: $(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD_DEPS) pybuilddir.txt
- 	$(RUNSHARED) $(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) -c 'import sys ; from sysconfig import get_platform ; print("%s-%d.%d" % (get_platform(), *sys.version_info[:2]))' >platform