diff --git a/include/epoxy/meson.build b/include/epoxy/meson.build
index 809b92c..bf13e9e 100644
--- a/include/epoxy/meson.build
+++ b/include/epoxy/meson.build
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ gl_generated = custom_target('gl_generated.h',
                                'gl_generated.h',
                              ],
                              command: [
-                               python,
                                gen_dispatch_py,
                                '--header',
                                '--no-source',
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ if build_egl
                                   'egl_generated.h',
                                 ],
                                 command: [
-                                  python,
                                   gen_dispatch_py,
                                   '--header',
                                   '--no-source',
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ if build_glx
                                   'glx_generated.h',
                                 ],
                                 command: [
-                                  python,
                                   gen_dispatch_py,
                                   '--header',
                                   '--no-source',
@@ -66,7 +63,6 @@ if build_wgl
                                   'wgl_generated.h',
                                 ],
                                 command: [
-                                  python,
                                   gen_dispatch_py,
                                   '--header',
                                   '--no-source',
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 47f1d45..3048b8f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -174,11 +174,6 @@ configure_file(input: 'epoxy.pc.in',
                install: true,
                install_dir: join_paths(epoxy_libdir, 'pkgconfig'))
 
-# Find Python for gen_dispatch
-# XXX: With Meson 0.37 we should use
-#   python = import('python3').find_python()
-python = find_program('python3')
-
 # Generates the dispatch tables
 gen_dispatch_py = find_program('src/gen_dispatch.py')
 
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index fced355..596dbe5 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ gl_generated = custom_target('gl_generated_dispatch.c',
                                'gl_generated_dispatch.c',
                              ],
                              command: [
-                               python,
                                gen_dispatch_py,
                                '--source',
                                '--no-header',
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ if build_egl
                                   'egl_generated_dispatch.c',
                                 ],
                                 command: [
-                                  python,
                                   gen_dispatch_py,
                                   '--source',
                                   '--no-header',
@@ -48,7 +46,6 @@ if build_glx
                                   'glx_generated_dispatch.c',
                                 ],
                                 command: [
-                                  python,
                                   gen_dispatch_py,
                                   '--source',
                                   '--no-header',
@@ -66,7 +63,6 @@ if build_wgl
                                   'wgl_generated_dispatch.c',
                                 ],
                                 command: [
-                                  python,
                                   gen_dispatch_py,
                                   '--source',
                                   '--no-header',