diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index 9c6a4cdc9..302182f33 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ plugins/python/python_baseplugin.c
 plugins/python/python_convmessage.c
 plugins/python/python_importblocker.c
 plugins/python/python_loghandler.c
-plugins/python/python_plugin.exp.in
+plugins/python/python_plugin.exp
 plugins/python/python_plugin_approval.c
 plugins/python/python_plugin_approval_multi.inc
 plugins/python/python_plugin_audit.c
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a4bef163c..697d56f6a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -19215,7 +19215,7 @@ fi
 
     PPFILES="$PPFILES "'$(srcdir)/etc/sudo-python.pp'
     PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC=plugins/python
-    ac_config_files="$ac_config_files $PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/Makefile $PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/python_plugin.exp"
+    ac_config_files="$ac_config_files $PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/Makefile"
 
 fi
 
@@ -29014,7 +29014,6 @@ do
     "pathnames.h") CONFIG_HEADERS="$CONFIG_HEADERS pathnames.h" ;;
     "libtool") CONFIG_COMMANDS="$CONFIG_COMMANDS libtool" ;;
     "$PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES $PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/Makefile" ;;
-    "$PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/python_plugin.exp") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES $PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/python_plugin.exp" ;;
     "lib/zlib/zconf.h") CONFIG_HEADERS="$CONFIG_HEADERS lib/zlib/zconf.h" ;;
     "lib/zlib/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES lib/zlib/Makefile" ;;
     "etc/init.d/$INIT_SCRIPT") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES etc/init.d/$INIT_SCRIPT" ;;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c6ab6d087..098b61b02 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2599,7 +2599,7 @@ if test ${USE_PYTHON-'no'} = "yes"; then
 
     PPFILES="$PPFILES "'$(srcdir)/etc/sudo-python.pp'
     PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC=plugins/python
-    AC_CONFIG_FILES([$PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/Makefile $PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/python_plugin.exp])
+    AC_CONFIG_FILES([$PYTHON_PLUGIN_SRC/Makefile])
 fi
 
 dnl
diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin.exp.in b/plugins/python/python_plugin.exp
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/python/python_plugin.exp.in
rename to plugins/python/python_plugin.exp