diff --git a/CI/ci-linux.sh b/CI/ci-linux.sh
index f7632198..84283cae 100755
--- a/CI/ci-linux.sh
+++ b/CI/ci-linux.sh
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ fi
 
 cd build-release-$BUILDPATH-Vector-Checks
 
-cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DOPENMESH_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=TRUE -DSTL_VECTOR_CHECKS=ON -DOPENMESH_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=OFF $OPTIONS ../
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DOPENMESH_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=TRUE -DSTL_VECTOR_CHECKS=ON $OPTIONS ../
 
 #build it
 make $MAKE_OPTIONS
@@ -99,51 +99,6 @@ cd Unittests
 cd ..
 cd ..
 
-echo -e "${OUTPUT}"
-echo ""
-echo "======================================================================"
-echo "Building Release version with vectorchecks disabled for python tests"
-echo "======================================================================"
-echo -e "${NC}"
-
-if [ ! -d build-release-$BUILDPATH ]; then
-  mkdir build-release-$BUILDPATH
-fi
-
-cd build-release-$BUILDPATH
-
-cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DOPENMESH_BUILD_PYTHON_UNIT_TESTS=ON -DBUILD_APPS=OFF $OPTIONS ../
-
-#build it
-make $MAKE_OPTIONS
-
-echo -e "${OUTPUT}"
-echo ""
-echo "======================================================================"
-echo "Running Python unittests Release version "
-echo "======================================================================"
-echo -e "${NC}"
-
-if [ "$LANGUAGE" == "C++11"  ] || [ "$COMPILER" == "gcc" ] ; then
-
-  # Execute Python unittests
-  cd Python-Unittests
-
-  python -m unittest discover -v
-
-  cd ..
-
-else
-  echo -e "${WARNING}"
-  echo "WARNING! Python unittests disabled !!"
-  echo -e "${NC}"
-fi
-
-
-cd ..
-
-
-
 echo -e "${OUTPUT}"
 echo ""
 echo "======================================================================"
@@ -158,7 +113,7 @@ fi
 
 cd build-debug-$BUILDPATH-Vector-Checks
 
-cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DOPENMESH_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=TRUE -DSTL_VECTOR_CHECKS=ON -DOPENMESH_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS=OFF $OPTIONS ../
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DOPENMESH_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=TRUE -DSTL_VECTOR_CHECKS=ON $OPTIONS ../
 
 #build it
 make $MAKE_OPTIONS
@@ -181,42 +136,3 @@ cd Unittests
 
 cd ..
 cd ..
-
-echo -e "${OUTPUT}"
-echo ""
-echo "======================================================================"
-echo "Building Debug version with vectorchecks disabled for python tests"
-echo "======================================================================"
-echo -e "${NC}"
-
-if [ ! -d build-debug-$BUILDPATH ]; then
-  mkdir build-debug-$BUILDPATH
-fi
-
-cd build-debug-$BUILDPATH
-
-cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG -DOPENMESH_BUILD_PYTHON_UNIT_TESTS=ON -DBUILD_APPS=OFF $OPTIONS ../
-
-#build it
-make $MAKE_OPTIONS
-
-echo -e "${OUTPUT}"
-echo ""
-echo "======================================================================"
-echo "Running Python unittests Debug version "
-echo "======================================================================"
-echo -e "${NC}"
-
-if [ "$LANGUAGE" == "C++11"  ] || [ "$COMPILER" == "gcc" ] ; then
-
-  # Execute Python unittests
-  cd Python-Unittests
-
-  python -m unittest discover -v
-else
-
-  echo -e "${WARNING}"
-  echo "WARNING! Python unittests disabled !!"
-  echo -e "${NC}"
-
-fi
diff --git a/CI/ci-mac.sh b/CI/ci-mac.sh
index 9dd14577..2aeae642 100755
--- a/CI/ci-mac.sh
+++ b/CI/ci-mac.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ fi
 
 cd build-release-$BUILDPATH-Vector-Checks
 
-cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DOPENMESH_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=TRUE -DSTL_VECTOR_CHECKS=ON -DOPENMESH_BUILD_PYTHON_UNIT_TESTS=OFF $OPTIONS ../
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DOPENMESH_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=TRUE -DSTL_VECTOR_CHECKS=ON $OPTIONS ../
 
 #build it
 make
@@ -81,53 +81,6 @@ cd Unittests
 cd ..
 cd ..
 
-echo -e "${OUTPUT}"
-echo ""
-echo "======================================================================"
-echo "Building Release version with vectorchecks disabled for python tests"
-echo "======================================================================"
-echo -e "${NC}"
-
-if [ ! -d build-release-$BUILDPATH ]; then
-  mkdir build-release-$BUILDPATH
-fi
-
-cd build-release-$BUILDPATH
-
-cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DOPENMESH_BUILD_PYTHON_UNIT_TESTS=ON -DBUILD_APPS=OFF -DCPACK_BINARY_DRAGNDROP=ON $OPTIONS ../
-
-#build it
-make
-
-echo -e "${OUTPUT}"
-echo ""
-echo "======================================================================"
-echo "Running Python unittests Release version "
-echo "======================================================================"
-echo -e "${NC}"
-
-
-if [ "$LANGUAGE" == "C++11" ]; then
-
-  # Execute Python unittests
-  cd Python-Unittests
-
-  rm -f openmesh.so
-  cp ../Build/python/openmesh.so .
-  python -m unittest discover -v
-
-  cd ..
-
-else
-  echo -e "${WARNING}"
-  echo "WARNING! Python unittests disabled for clang on Mac with c++98 !!"
-  echo -e "${NC}"
-fi
-
-cd ..
-
-
-
 echo -e "${OUTPUT}"
 echo ""
 echo "======================================================================"
@@ -142,7 +95,7 @@ fi
 
 cd build-debug-$BUILDPATH-Vector-Checks
 
-cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DOPENMESH_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=TRUE -DSTL_VECTOR_CHECKS=ON -DOPENMESH_BUILD_PYTHON_UNIT_TESTS=OFF $OPTIONS ../
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DOPENMESH_BUILD_UNIT_TESTS=TRUE -DSTL_VECTOR_CHECKS=ON $OPTIONS ../
 
 #build it
 make
@@ -166,52 +119,6 @@ cd Unittests
 cd ..
 cd ..
 
-echo -e "${OUTPUT}"
-echo ""
-echo "======================================================================"
-echo "Building Debug version with vectorchecks disabled for python tests"
-echo "======================================================================"
-echo -e "${NC}"
-
-if [ ! -d build-debug-$BUILDPATH ]; then
-  mkdir build-debug-$BUILDPATH
-fi
-
-cd build-debug-$BUILDPATH
-
-cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG -DOPENMESH_BUILD_PYTHON_UNIT_TESTS=ON -DBUILD_APPS=OFF $OPTIONS ../
-
-#build it
-make
-
-echo -e "${OUTPUT}"
-echo ""
-echo "======================================================================"
-echo "Running Python unittests Debug version "
-echo "======================================================================"
-echo -e "${NC}"
-
-if [ "$LANGUAGE" == "C++11" ]; then
-
-  # Execute Python unittests
-  cd Python-Unittests
-
-  rm -f openmesh.so
-  cp ../Build/python/openmesh.so .
-  python -m unittest discover -v
-
-  cd ..
-
-else
-
-  echo -e "${WARNING}"
-  echo "WARNING! Python unittests disabled for clang on Mac with c++98 !!"
-  echo -e "${NC}"
-
-fi
-  
-cd ..
-
 echo -e "${OUTPUT}"
 echo ""
 echo "======================================================================"