diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 8364edd718..d0f0e48405 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -3196,12 +3196,6 @@ objects/if_perl.o: auto/if_perl.c
 objects/if_perlsfio.o: if_perlsfio.c
 	$(CCC_NF) $(PERL_CFLAGS) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ if_perlsfio.c
 
-objects/py_getpath.o: $(PYTHON_CONFDIR)/getpath.c
-	$(CCC_NF) $(PYTHON_CFLAGS) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ \
-		$(PYTHON_CONFDIR)/getpath.c \
-		-I$(PYTHON_CONFDIR) -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -DNO_MAIN \
-		$(PYTHON_GETPATH_CFLAGS)
-
 objects/if_python.o: if_python.c if_py_both.h
 	$(CCC_NF) $(PYTHON_CFLAGS) $(PYTHON_CFLAGS_EXTRA) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -o $@ if_python.c
 
diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
index eb24979f40..3beb0bfc6b 100755
--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -680,14 +680,11 @@ PYTHON3_OBJ
 PYTHON3_SRC
 PYTHON3_CFLAGS
 PYTHON3_LIBS
-PYTHON3_CONFDIR
 vi_cv_path_python3
 PYTHON_OBJ
 PYTHON_SRC
 PYTHON_CFLAGS
-PYTHON_GETPATH_CFLAGS
 PYTHON_LIBS
-PYTHON_CONFDIR
 vi_cv_path_python
 PERL_LIBS
 PERL_CFLAGS
@@ -6067,11 +6064,7 @@ eof
 		  vi_cv_path_python_plibs="-F${python_PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX} -framework Python"
 	      fi
 	    else
-	      if test "${vi_cv_var_python_version}" = "1.4"; then
-		  vi_cv_path_python_plibs="${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libModules.a ${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libPython.a ${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libObjects.a ${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libParser.a"
-	      else
-		  vi_cv_path_python_plibs="-L${PYTHON_CONFDIR} -lpython${vi_cv_var_python_version}"
-	      fi
+	      vi_cv_path_python_plibs="-L${PYTHON_CONFDIR} -lpython${vi_cv_var_python_version}"
 	      	      	      	      if test -n "${python_LINKFORSHARED}" && test -n "${python_PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX}"; then
 	        python_link_symbol=`echo ${python_LINKFORSHARED} | sed 's/\([^ \t][^ \t]*[ \t][ \t]*[^ \t][^ \t]*\)[ \t].*/\1/'`
 		python_link_path=`echo ${python_LINKFORSHARED} |   sed 's/\([^ \t][^ \t]*[ \t][ \t]*[^ \t][^ \t]*\)[ \t][ \t]*\(.*\)/\2/'`
@@ -6117,10 +6110,6 @@ $as_echo "$vi_cv_dll_name_python" >&6; }
 	fi
 	PYTHON_SRC="if_python.c"
 	PYTHON_OBJ="objects/if_python.o"
-	if test "${vi_cv_var_python_version}" = "1.4"; then
-	   PYTHON_OBJ="$PYTHON_OBJ objects/py_getpath.o"
-	fi
-    PYTHON_GETPATH_CFLAGS="-DPYTHONPATH='\"${vi_cv_path_pythonpath}\"' -DPREFIX='\"${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}\"' -DEXEC_PREFIX='\"${vi_cv_path_python_epfx}\"'"
 
 								{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if -pthread should be used" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking if -pthread should be used... " >&6; }
@@ -6231,8 +6220,6 @@ fi
 
 
 
-
-
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking --enable-python3interp argument" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking --enable-python3interp argument... " >&6; }
 # Check whether --enable-python3interp was given.
@@ -6561,7 +6548,6 @@ fi
 
 
 
-
 # Check whether --with-properly-linked-python2-python3 was given.
 if test "${with_properly_linked_python2_python3+set}" = set; then :
   withval=$with_properly_linked_python2_python3; vi_cv_with_properly_linked_python2_python3="yes"
@@ -14455,7 +14441,7 @@ fi
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether we need to force -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking whether we need to force -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64... " >&6; }
-if echo "$CFLAGS $LUA_CFLAGS $MZSCHEME_CFLAGS $PERL_CFLAGS $PYTHON_GETPATH_CFLAGS $PYTHON_CFLAGS $PYTHON3_CFLAGS $TCL_CFLAGS $RUBY_CFLAGS $GTK_CFLAGS" | grep -q D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS 2>/dev/null; then
+if echo "$CFLAGS $LUA_CFLAGS $MZSCHEME_CFLAGS $PERL_CFLAGS $PYTHON_CFLAGS $PYTHON3_CFLAGS $TCL_CFLAGS $RUBY_CFLAGS $GTK_CFLAGS" | grep -q D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS 2>/dev/null; then
   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
 $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
   $as_echo "#define _FILE_OFFSET_BITS 64" >>confdefs.h
diff --git a/src/config.aap.in b/src/config.aap.in
index eebd036980..34ddfa618e 100644
--- a/src/config.aap.in
+++ b/src/config.aap.in
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ PYTHON_SRC	= @PYTHON_SRC@
 PYTHON_OBJ	= @PYTHON_OBJ@
 PYTHON_CFLAGS	= @PYTHON_CFLAGS@
 PYTHON_LIBS	= @PYTHON_LIBS@
-PYTHON_CONFDIR	= @PYTHON_CONFDIR@
-PYTHON_GETPATH_CFLAGS = @PYTHON_GETPATH_CFLAGS@
 
 TCL		= @vi_cv_path_tcl@
 TCL_SRC		= @TCL_SRC@
diff --git a/src/config.mk.in b/src/config.mk.in
index 8077b28a8d..b0bdcd7663 100644
--- a/src/config.mk.in
+++ b/src/config.mk.in
@@ -67,14 +67,11 @@ PYTHON_SRC	= @PYTHON_SRC@
 PYTHON_OBJ	= @PYTHON_OBJ@
 PYTHON_CFLAGS	= @PYTHON_CFLAGS@
 PYTHON_LIBS	= @PYTHON_LIBS@
-PYTHON_CONFDIR	= @PYTHON_CONFDIR@
-PYTHON_GETPATH_CFLAGS = @PYTHON_GETPATH_CFLAGS@
 
 PYTHON3_SRC	= @PYTHON3_SRC@
 PYTHON3_OBJ	= @PYTHON3_OBJ@
 PYTHON3_CFLAGS	= @PYTHON3_CFLAGS@
 PYTHON3_LIBS	= @PYTHON3_LIBS@
-PYTHON3_CONFDIR	= @PYTHON3_CONFDIR@
 
 TCL		= @vi_cv_path_tcl@
 TCL_SRC		= @TCL_SRC@
diff --git a/src/configure.ac b/src/configure.ac
index 4e59dae163..9bb3f0d3ea 100644
--- a/src/configure.ac
+++ b/src/configure.ac
@@ -1241,11 +1241,7 @@ eof
 		  vi_cv_path_python_plibs="-F${python_PYTHONFRAMEWORKPREFIX} -framework Python"
 	      fi
 	    else
-	      if test "${vi_cv_var_python_version}" = "1.4"; then
-		  vi_cv_path_python_plibs="${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libModules.a ${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libPython.a ${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libObjects.a ${PYTHON_CONFDIR}/libParser.a"
-	      else
-		  vi_cv_path_python_plibs="-L${PYTHON_CONFDIR} -lpython${vi_cv_var_python_version}"
-	      fi
+	      vi_cv_path_python_plibs="-L${PYTHON_CONFDIR} -lpython${vi_cv_var_python_version}"
 	      dnl -- Check if the path contained in python_LINKFORSHARED is
 	      dnl    usable for vim build. If not, make and try other
 	      dnl    candidates.
@@ -1292,10 +1288,6 @@ eof
 	fi
 	PYTHON_SRC="if_python.c"
 	PYTHON_OBJ="objects/if_python.o"
-	if test "${vi_cv_var_python_version}" = "1.4"; then
-	   PYTHON_OBJ="$PYTHON_OBJ objects/py_getpath.o"
-	fi
-    PYTHON_GETPATH_CFLAGS="-DPYTHONPATH='\"${vi_cv_path_pythonpath}\"' -DPREFIX='\"${vi_cv_path_python_pfx}\"' -DEXEC_PREFIX='\"${vi_cv_path_python_epfx}\"'"
 
 	dnl On FreeBSD linking with "-pthread" is required to use threads.
 	dnl _THREAD_SAFE must be used for compiling then.
@@ -1374,9 +1366,7 @@ eof
   fi
 fi
 
-AC_SUBST(PYTHON_CONFDIR)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON_LIBS)
-AC_SUBST(PYTHON_GETPATH_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON_SRC)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON_OBJ)
@@ -1582,7 +1572,6 @@ eof
   fi
 fi
 
-AC_SUBST(PYTHON3_CONFDIR)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON3_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON3_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(PYTHON3_SRC)
@@ -4482,7 +4471,7 @@ dnl (e.g. ino_t and off_t), all of Vim's modules must be compiled with a
 dnl consistent value.  It's therefore safest to force the use of the define
 dnl if it's present in any of the *_CFLAGS variables.
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether we need to force -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64)
-if echo "$CFLAGS $LUA_CFLAGS $MZSCHEME_CFLAGS $PERL_CFLAGS $PYTHON_GETPATH_CFLAGS $PYTHON_CFLAGS $PYTHON3_CFLAGS $TCL_CFLAGS $RUBY_CFLAGS $GTK_CFLAGS" | grep -q D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS 2>/dev/null; then
+if echo "$CFLAGS $LUA_CFLAGS $MZSCHEME_CFLAGS $PERL_CFLAGS $PYTHON_CFLAGS $PYTHON3_CFLAGS $TCL_CFLAGS $RUBY_CFLAGS $GTK_CFLAGS" | grep -q D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS 2>/dev/null; then
   AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
   AC_DEFINE(_FILE_OFFSET_BITS, 64)
 else
diff --git a/src/testdir/screendump.vim b/src/testdir/screendump.vim
index e1e660b373..9812e7e6de 100644
--- a/src/testdir/screendump.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/screendump.vim
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ func RunVimInTerminal(arguments, options)
   call assert_equal([rows, cols], term_getsize(buf))
 
   " Wait for "All" of the ruler in the status line to be shown.
-  " This can be quite slow (e.g. when using valgrind), wait up to 4 seconds.
-  call WaitFor({-> len(term_getline(buf, rows)) >= cols - 1}, 4000)
+  " This can be quite slow (e.g. when using valgrind).
+  call WaitFor({-> len(term_getline(buf, rows)) >= cols - 1})
 
   return buf
 endfunc
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ endfunc
 func StopVimInTerminal(buf)
   call assert_equal("running", term_getstatus(a:buf))
   call term_sendkeys(a:buf, "\<Esc>\<Esc>:qa!\<cr>")
-  call WaitFor('term_getstatus(' . a:buf . ') == "finished"', 3000)
+  call WaitFor('term_getstatus(' . a:buf . ') == "finished"')
   only!
 endfunc
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/shared.vim b/src/testdir/shared.vim
index b17d30298c..e00d4dfaf4 100644
--- a/src/testdir/shared.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/shared.vim
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ func s:kill_server(cmd)
   endif
 endfunc
 
-" Wait for up to a second for "expr" to become true.  "expr" can be a
+" Wait for up to five seconds for "expr" to become true.  "expr" can be a
 " stringified expression to evaluate, or a funcref without arguments.
 " A second argument can be used to specify a different timeout in msec.
 "
 " Return time slept in milliseconds.  With the +reltime feature this can be
 " more than the actual waiting time.  Without +reltime it can also be less.
 func WaitFor(expr, ...)
-  let timeout = get(a:000, 0, 1000)
+  let timeout = get(a:000, 0, 5000)
   " using reltime() is more accurate, but not always available
   if has('reltime')
     let start = reltime()
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
index 624d80eb7b..73920a28f5 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ func Test_pipe_to_buffer_raw()
   let job = job_start([s:python, '-c', 
         \ 'import sys; [sys.stdout.write(".") and sys.stdout.flush() for _ in range(10000)]'], options)
   call assert_equal("run", job_status(job))
-  call WaitFor('len(join(getline(1, "$"), "")) >= 10000', 3000)
+  call WaitFor('len(join(getline(1, "$"), "")) >= 10000')
   try
     let totlen = 0
     for line in getline(1, '$')
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ func Test_exit_callback_interval()
   let g:exit_cb_val = {'start': reltime(), 'end': 0, 'process': 0}
   let job = job_start([s:python, '-c', 'import time;time.sleep(0.5)'], {'exit_cb': 'MyExitTimeCb'})
   let g:exit_cb_val.process = job_info(job).process
-  call WaitFor('type(g:exit_cb_val.end) != v:t_number || g:exit_cb_val.end != 0', 2000)
+  call WaitFor('type(g:exit_cb_val.end) != v:t_number || g:exit_cb_val.end != 0')
   let elapsed = reltimefloat(g:exit_cb_val.end)
   call assert_true(elapsed > 0.5)
   call assert_true(elapsed < 1.0)
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_clientserver.vim b/src/testdir/test_clientserver.vim
index 50980e86c8..b7426545ed 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_clientserver.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_clientserver.vim
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func Test_client_server()
 
   " Takes a short while for the server to be active.
   " When using valgrind it takes much longer.
-  call WaitFor('serverlist() =~ "' . name . '"', 5000)
+  call WaitFor('serverlist() =~ "' . name . '"')
   call assert_match(name, serverlist())
 
   call remote_foreground(name)
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_quotestar.vim b/src/testdir/test_quotestar.vim
index 3a8fdef3a3..b83fbe40e8 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_quotestar.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_quotestar.vim
@@ -74,20 +74,20 @@ func Do_test_quotestar_for_x11()
   " by the server.
   let @* = 'no'
   call remote_foreground(name)
-  call WaitFor('remote_expr("' . name . '", "@*", "", 1) == "no"', 3000)
+  call WaitFor('remote_expr("' . name . '", "@*", "", 1) == "no"')
 
   " Set the * register on the server.
   call remote_send(name, ":let @* = 'yes'\<CR>")
-  call WaitFor('remote_expr("' . name . '", "@*", "", 1) == "yes"', 3000)
+  call WaitFor('remote_expr("' . name . '", "@*", "", 1) == "yes"')
 
   " Check that the *-register of this vim instance is changed as expected.
-  call WaitFor('@* == "yes"', 3000)
+  call WaitFor('@* == "yes"')
 
   " Handle the large selection over 262040 byte.
   let length = 262044
   let sample = 'a' . repeat('b', length - 2) . 'c'
   let @* = sample
-  call WaitFor('remote_expr("' . name . '", "len(@*) >= ' . length . '", "", 1)', 3000)
+  call WaitFor('remote_expr("' . name . '", "len(@*) >= ' . length . '", "", 1)')
   let res = remote_expr(name, "@*", "", 2)
   call assert_equal(length, len(res))
   " Check length to prevent a large amount of output at assertion failure.
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim b/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
index 40b83ac486..75a8c1bb32 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_terminal.vim
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ func Api_drop_common(options)
 	\ "set t_ts=",
 	\ ], 'Xscript')
   let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S Xscript', {})
-  call WaitFor({-> bufnr('Xtextfile') > 0}, 5000)
+  call WaitFor({-> bufnr('Xtextfile') > 0})
   call assert_equal('Xtextfile', expand('%:t'))
   call assert_true(winnr('$') >= 3)
   return buf
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index a97108cf3f..be56157a0c 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -777,6 +777,14 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1699,
+/**/
+    1698,
+/**/
+    1697,
+/**/
+    1696,
 /**/
     1695,
 /**/