diff --git a/0001-patch-8.2.2970-Python-configure-check-uses-deprecate.patch b/0001-patch-8.2.2970-Python-configure-check-uses-deprecate.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9dd74c7..0000000
--- a/0001-patch-8.2.2970-Python-configure-check-uses-deprecate.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-From 31e299c08f250b126b2c2c0ecce12ee563b70fdc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com>
-Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2021 18:50:55 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] patch 8.2.2970: Python configure check uses deprecated
- command
-
-Problem:    Python configure check uses deprecated command.
-Solution:   Use sysconfig instead of distutils if possible. (Zdenek Dohnal,
-            closes #8354)
----
- src/auto/configure | 5 ++++-
- src/configure.ac   | 5 ++++-
- src/version.c      | 2 ++
- 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
-index 5702a2171..7ecc40ca5 100755
---- a/src/auto/configure
-+++ b/src/auto/configure
-@@ -6755,7 +6755,10 @@ else
- 
-        vi_cv_path_python3_conf=
-        config_dir="config-${vi_cv_var_python3_version}${vi_cv_var_python3_abiflags}"
--       d=`${vi_cv_path_python3} -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var('LIBPL'))"`
-+       d=`${vi_cv_path_python3} -c "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_var('LIBPL'))" 2> /dev/null`
-+       if test "x$d" = "x"; then
-+         d=`${vi_cv_path_python3} -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var('LIBPL'))"`
-+       fi
-        if test -d "$d" && test -f "$d/config.c"; then
-          vi_cv_path_python3_conf="$d"
-        else
-diff --git a/src/configure.ac b/src/configure.ac
-index 2db04496f..9810ea1fc 100644
---- a/src/configure.ac
-+++ b/src/configure.ac
-@@ -1487,7 +1487,10 @@ if test "$enable_python3interp" = "yes" -o "$enable_python3interp" = "dynamic";
-       [
-        vi_cv_path_python3_conf=
-        config_dir="config-${vi_cv_var_python3_version}${vi_cv_var_python3_abiflags}"
--       d=`${vi_cv_path_python3} -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var('LIBPL'))"`
-+       d=`${vi_cv_path_python3} -c "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_var('LIBPL'))" 2> /dev/null`
-+       if test "x$d" = "x"; then
-+         d=`${vi_cv_path_python3} -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(distutils.sysconfig.get_config_var('LIBPL'))"`
-+       fi
-        if test -d "$d" && test -f "$d/config.c"; then
-          vi_cv_path_python3_conf="$d"
-        else
-2.31.1
-
diff --git a/0001-patch-8.2.2995-linker-errors-with-dynamic-Python-3.1.patch b/0001-patch-8.2.2995-linker-errors-with-dynamic-Python-3.1.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 45f731e..0000000
--- a/0001-patch-8.2.2995-linker-errors-with-dynamic-Python-3.1.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-From 90478f35a8c78e2e10a4b4a8f135998dc04c91fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com>
-Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2021 15:08:30 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] patch 8.2.2995: linker errors with dynamic Python 3.10
-
-Problem:    Linker errors with dynamic Python 3.10.
-Solution:   Add a couple of library entries. (Zdenek Dohnal, closes #8381,
-            closes #8356)
----
- src/if_python3.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
- src/version.c    |  2 ++
- 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/src/if_python3.c b/src/if_python3.c
-index f9c8002da..c7db9d7a2 100644
---- a/src/if_python3.c
-+++ b/src/if_python3.c
-@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@ typedef PySliceObject PySliceObject_T;
- # ifndef PyMapping_Keys
- #  define PyMapping_Keys py3_PyMapping_Keys
- # endif
-+# if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x030a00b2
-+#  define PyIter_Check py3_PyIter_Check
-+# endif
- # define PyIter_Next py3_PyIter_Next
- # define PyObject_GetIter py3_PyObject_GetIter
- # define PyObject_Repr py3_PyObject_Repr
-@@ -358,6 +361,9 @@ static PyObject* (*py3_PyDict_GetItemString)(PyObject *, const char *);
- static int (*py3_PyDict_Next)(PyObject *, Py_ssize_t *, PyObject **, PyObject **);
- static PyObject* (*py3_PyLong_FromLong)(long);
- static PyObject* (*py3_PyDict_New)(void);
-+# if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x030a00b2
-+static int (*py3_PyIter_Check)(PyObject *o);
-+# endif
- static PyObject* (*py3_PyIter_Next)(PyObject *);
- static PyObject* (*py3_PyObject_GetIter)(PyObject *);
- static PyObject* (*py3_PyObject_Repr)(PyObject *);
-@@ -538,6 +544,9 @@ static struct
-     {"PyDict_Next", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyDict_Next},
-     {"PyMapping_Check", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyMapping_Check},
-     {"PyMapping_Keys", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyMapping_Keys},
-+# if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x030a00b2
-+    {"PyIter_Check", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyIter_Check},
-+# endif
-     {"PyIter_Next", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyIter_Next},
-     {"PyObject_GetIter", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyObject_GetIter},
-     {"PyObject_Repr", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyObject_Repr},
-@@ -671,6 +680,15 @@ py3_PyType_HasFeature(PyTypeObject *type, unsigned long feature)
- #  define PyType_HasFeature(t,f) py3_PyType_HasFeature(t,f)
- # endif
- 
-+# if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x030a00b2
-+    static inline int
-+py3__PyObject_TypeCheck(PyObject *ob, PyTypeObject *type)
-+{
-+    return Py_IS_TYPE(ob, type) || PyType_IsSubtype(Py_TYPE(ob), type);
-+}
-+#  define _PyObject_TypeCheck(o,t) py3__PyObject_TypeCheck(o,t)
-+# endif
-+
- # ifdef MSWIN
- /*
-  * Look up the library "libname" using the InstallPath registry key.
-2.31.1
-
diff --git a/vim.spec b/vim.spec
index 4b6b900..ba71360 100644
--- a/vim.spec
+++ b/vim.spec
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@ Patch3016: vim-8.0-copy-paste.patch
 Patch3017: vim-python3-tests.patch
 # fips warning
 Patch3018: vim-crypto-warning.patch
-# distutils deprecated - use sysconfig if available
-Patch3019: 0001-patch-8.2.2970-Python-configure-check-uses-deprecate.patch
-# FTBFS with Python 3.10
-Patch3020: 0001-patch-8.2.2995-linker-errors-with-dynamic-Python-3.1.patch
 
 # gcc is no longer in buildroot by default
 BuildRequires: gcc
@@ -285,8 +281,6 @@ perl -pi -e "s,bin/nawk,bin/awk,g" runtime/tools/mve.awk
 %patch3016 -p1 -b .copypaste
 %patch3017 -p1 -b .python-tests
 %patch3018 -p1 -b .fips-warning
-%patch3019 -p1 -b .distutils-deprecated
-%patch3020 -p1 -b .python310-ftbfs
 
 %build
 cd src