--- file_not_specified_in_diff	
+++ file_not_specified_in_diff	
@@ -, +, @@ 
--- python-updater
+++ python-updater
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ 
 VERBOSE=0
 PKGS_TO_REMERGE=""
 PKGS_COUNT_REMERGE=0
-PORTAGE_PYTHON="/usr/bin/python"
 PYTHON_VERSIONS="3.2 3.1 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1"
 
 SUPPORTED_PMS="portage pkgcore paludis"
@@ -132,26 +131,6 @@ 
     return 1
 }
 
-# get_portage_python(oldpy,newpy)
-# Find where portage is, in pythonX.Y or somewhere else?
-get_portage_python() {
-    if [[ $# -lt 2 ]]; then
-        eerror "get_portage_python(): Missing arguments."
-        exit 1
-    fi
-    local oldpy="$1" newpy="$2"
-
-    pybin=/usr/bin/python
-    for py in ${pybin} ${pybin}${oldpy} ${pybin}${newpy}; do
-        if ${py} -c "import portage" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo -n "${py}"
-            return 0
-        fi
-    done
-    eerror "Couldn't determine portage python"
-    return 1
-}
-
 # get_portage_portdir()
 # Check if portage knows about PORTDIR and return it
 get_portage_portdir() {
@@ -294,11 +273,6 @@ 
     fi
 fi
 
-# Get portage python
-PORTAGE_PYTHON="$(get_portage_python ${OLD_PY_VER} ${NEW_PY_VER})"
-[[ $? != 0 ]] && exit 1
-
-
 einfo "Starting Python Updater from ${OLD_PY_VER} to ${NEW_PY_VER} :"
 if [[ CHECK_SONAME -ne 0 ]]; then
     if ! type -P scanelf >/dev/null 2>&1; then