diff --git a/chapter08/python.xml b/chapter08/python.xml
index dde51f861..e84b7922e 100644
--- a/chapter08/python.xml
+++ b/chapter08/python.xml
@@ -94,23 +94,7 @@
 
     <para>Install the package:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput remap="install">make install
-chmod -v 755 /usr/lib/libpython&python-minor;.so
-chmod -v 755 /usr/lib/libpython3.so
-ln -sfv pip&python-minor; /usr/bin/pip3</userinput></screen>
-
-    <variablelist>
-      <title>The meaning of the install commands:</title>
-<!-- ======  Change 8m if Python minor version changes ======= -->
-    <varlistentry>
-      <term><command>chmod -v 755 /usr/lib/libpython{&python-minor;,3}.so</command></term>
-      <listitem>
-        <para>Fix permissions for libraries to be consistent with other
-        libraries.</para>
-      </listitem>
-    </varlistentry>
-
-    </variablelist>
+<screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>If desired, install the preformatted documentation:</para>