diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index f53fb149bf..85c6a68527 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -146,6 +146,13 @@ endif
 
 comment "Legacy options removed in 2025.11.1"
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDNET_PYTHON
+	bool "libdnet python module removed"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+	help
+	  The libdnet Python module is no longer compatible with
+	  Python >= 3.13, so it had to be removed.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_OPENCV3_WITH_FFMPEG
 	bool "opencv3 ffmpeg support removed"
 	select BR2_LEGACY
diff --git a/package/libdnet/Config.in b/package/libdnet/Config.in
index 473e8aea22..9fd6a85c36 100644
--- a/package/libdnet/Config.in
+++ b/package/libdnet/Config.in
@@ -5,27 +5,3 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDNET
 	  routines.
 
 	  http://libdnet.sourceforge.net/
-
-if BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDNET
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDNET_PYTHON
-	bool "libdnet python module"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBSD_ARCH_SUPPORTS
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
-	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS # libbsd
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS # libbsd
-	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # libbsd
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBSD
-	help
-	  dnet module for python
-
-comment "dnet module for python requires python3 package"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBSD_ARCH_SUPPORTS
-	depends on !BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
-
-comment "dnet module for python needs a toolchain w/ dynamic library, threads, wchar"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_LIBBSD_ARCH_SUPPORTS
-	depends on BR2_STATIC_LIBS || !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS || \
-		!BR2_USE_WCHAR
-
-endif
diff --git a/package/libdnet/libdnet.mk b/package/libdnet/libdnet.mk
index 8eebd1050d..12491a93bf 100644
--- a/package/libdnet/libdnet.mk
+++ b/package/libdnet/libdnet.mk
@@ -12,18 +12,11 @@ LIBDNET_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBDNET_AUTORECONF = YES
 LIBDNET_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--with-gnu-ld \
-	--with-check=no
+	--with-check=no \
+	--without-python
 LIBDNET_CONFIG_SCRIPTS = dnet-config
 LIBDNET_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBDNET_PYTHON),y)
-LIBDNET_DEPENDENCIES += libbsd host-python-cython python3
-LIBDNET_CONF_OPTS += --with-python=$(HOST_DIR)/bin
-LIBDNET_MAKE_ENV += $(PKG_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS_ENV)
-LIBDNET_INSTALL_TARGET_OPTS = $(LIBDNET_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) INSTALL_STRIP_FLAG=-s install-exec
-LIBDNET_INSTALL_STAGING_OPTS = $(LIBDNET_MAKE_OPTS) DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) install
-endif
-
 # Needed for autoreconf to work properly
 define LIBDNET_FIXUP_ACINCLUDE_M4
 	ln -sf config/acinclude.m4 $(@D)