diff --git a/package/libdnet/libdnet.mk b/package/libdnet/libdnet.mk
index e9a57d6ed2..4c58ea20a5 100644
--- a/package/libdnet/libdnet.mk
+++ b/package/libdnet/libdnet.mk
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ LIBDNET_CONF_OPTS = \
 LIBDNET_CONFIG_SCRIPTS = dnet-config
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDNET_PYTHON),y)
-LIBDNET_DEPENDENCIES += host-python3-cython python3
+LIBDNET_DEPENDENCIES += host-python-cython python3
 LIBDNET_CONF_OPTS += --with-python=$(HOST_DIR)/bin
 LIBDNET_MAKE_ENV += $(PKG_PYTHON_DISTUTILS_ENV)
 LIBDNET_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS = $(LIBDNET_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) INSTALL_STRIP_FLAG=-s install-exec
diff --git a/package/python-cython/python-cython.mk b/package/python-cython/python-cython.mk
index 89708cb9a8..b9fbf7b11a 100644
--- a/package/python-cython/python-cython.mk
+++ b/package/python-cython/python-cython.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-# Please keep in sync with package/python3-cython/python3-cython.mk
 PYTHON_CYTHON_VERSION = 0.29.27
 PYTHON_CYTHON_SOURCE = Cython-$(PYTHON_CYTHON_VERSION).tar.gz
 PYTHON_CYTHON_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/eb/46/80dd9e5ad67ebc766ff3229901bde4a7bc82907efe93cd7007c4df458dd5
diff --git a/package/python-fonttools/python-fonttools.mk b/package/python-fonttools/python-fonttools.mk
index d5c4cdf8e5..c07011daa0 100644
--- a/package/python-fonttools/python-fonttools.mk
+++ b/package/python-fonttools/python-fonttools.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ PYTHON_FONTTOOLS_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/2d/4c/49ba863863
 PYTHON_FONTTOOLS_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
 PYTHON_FONTTOOLS_LICENSE = MIT
 PYTHON_FONTTOOLS_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
-PYTHON_FONTTOOLS_DEPENDENCIES = host-python3-cython
+PYTHON_FONTTOOLS_DEPENDENCIES = host-python-cython
 PYTHON_FONTTOOLS_ENV = FONTTOOLS_WITH_CYTHON=1
 
 define PYTHON_FONTTOOLS_EXTRACT_CMDS
diff --git a/package/python3-cython/python3-cython.hash b/package/python3-cython/python3-cython.hash
deleted file mode 120000
index 70dde64105..0000000000
--- a/package/python3-cython/python3-cython.hash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../python-cython/python-cython.hash
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package/python3-cython/python3-cython.mk b/package/python3-cython/python3-cython.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 56d88b5bf7..0000000000
--- a/package/python3-cython/python3-cython.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-#
-# python3-cython
-#
-################################################################################
-
-# Please keep in sync with package/python-cython/python-cython.mk
-PYTHON3_CYTHON_VERSION = 0.29.27
-PYTHON3_CYTHON_SOURCE = Cython-$(PYTHON3_CYTHON_VERSION).tar.gz
-PYTHON3_CYTHON_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/eb/46/80dd9e5ad67ebc766ff3229901bde4a7bc82907efe93cd7007c4df458dd5
-PYTHON3_CYTHON_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
-PYTHON3_CYTHON_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
-PYTHON3_CYTHON_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING.txt LICENSE.txt
-HOST_PYTHON3_CYTHON_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON = python3
-
-$(eval $(host-python-package))
diff --git a/package/setools/setools.mk b/package/setools/setools.mk
index 8e1c0d2cc6..5b4b4e30d8 100644
--- a/package/setools/setools.mk
+++ b/package/setools/setools.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SETOOLS_LICENSE = GPL-2.0+, LGPL-2.1+
 SETOOLS_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.GPL COPYING.LGPL
 SETOOLS_CPE_ID_VENDOR = selinuxproject
 SETOOLS_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
-HOST_SETOOLS_DEPENDENCIES = host-python3-cython host-libselinux host-libsepol host-python-networkx
+HOST_SETOOLS_DEPENDENCIES = host-python-cython host-libselinux host-libsepol host-python-networkx
 HOST_SETOOLS_NEEDS_HOST_PYTHON = python3
 
 define SETOOLS_FIX_SETUP