diff -uNrp misc/build/Python-2.6.1/setup.py misc/Python-2.6.1/setup.py
--- misc/build/Python-2.6.1/setup.py	2008-11-04 18:43:31.000000000 -0200
+++ misc/Python-2.6.1/setup.py	2011-11-20 18:50:21.871389472 -0300
@@ -1008,32 +1008,6 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
         else:
             missing.append('bsddb185')
 
-        # The standard Unix dbm module:
-        if platform not in ['cygwin']:
-            if find_file("ndbm.h", inc_dirs, []) is not None:
-                # Some systems have -lndbm, others don't
-                if self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'ndbm'):
-                    ndbm_libs = ['ndbm']
-                else:
-                    ndbm_libs = []
-                exts.append( Extension('dbm', ['dbmmodule.c'],
-                                       define_macros=[('HAVE_NDBM_H',None)],
-                                       libraries = ndbm_libs ) )
-            elif (self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'gdbm')
-                  and find_file("gdbm/ndbm.h", inc_dirs, []) is not None):
-                exts.append( Extension('dbm', ['dbmmodule.c'],
-                                       define_macros=[('HAVE_GDBM_NDBM_H',None)],
-                                       libraries = ['gdbm'] ) )
-            elif db_incs is not None:
-                exts.append( Extension('dbm', ['dbmmodule.c'],
-                                       library_dirs=dblib_dir,
-                                       runtime_library_dirs=dblib_dir,
-                                       include_dirs=db_incs,
-                                       define_macros=[('HAVE_BERKDB_H',None),
-                                                      ('DB_DBM_HSEARCH',None)],
-                                       libraries=dblibs))
-            else:
-                missing.append('dbm')
 
         # Anthony Baxter's gdbm module.  GNU dbm(3) will require -lgdbm:
         if (self.compiler.find_library_file(lib_dirs, 'gdbm')):