diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-tkinter/template b/srcpkgs/python3-tkinter/template
index d52b5cdb66e..bb0f962c486 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-tkinter/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-tkinter/template
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ do_configure() {
 	fi
 	./configure ${configure_args} ${_args} \
 		--enable-shared --enable-ipv6 --enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions \
-		--with-threads --with-computed-gotos --with-dbmliborder=gdbm:ndbm \
+		--with-computed-gotos --with-dbmliborder=gdbm:ndbm \
 		--with-system-expat --with-system-ffi --without-ensurepip
 }
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3/template b/srcpkgs/python3/template
index 223a28dc128..96a4a9dfd7e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3/template
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ do_configure() {
 	fi
 	./configure ${configure_args} ${_args} \
 		--enable-shared --enable-ipv6 --enable-loadable-sqlite-extensions \
-		--with-threads --with-computed-gotos --with-dbmliborder=gdbm:ndbm \
+		--with-computed-gotos --with-dbmliborder=gdbm:ndbm \
 		--with-system-expat --with-system-ffi --without-ensurepip
 }