diff --git a/LCS/pytools/configure.in b/LCS/pytools/configure.in
index 4a92c48cca90ef2a1352bd674da15d3d46fbc780..294029d0f9a4116c55478a5a397d8b5e724a9020 100644
--- a/LCS/pytools/configure.in
+++ b/LCS/pytools/configure.in
@@ -48,14 +48,13 @@ dnl Checks for library functions.
 AC_FUNC_VPRINTF
 
 dnl Checks for Python
-AM_PATH_PYTHON
+lofar_PYTHON
 
 dnl
 dnl Check for LOFAR specific things
 dnl
 lofar_GENERAL
 lofar_INTERNAL(LCS/Common,Common,,1,Common/LofarTypedefs.h)
-lofar_PYTHON(1)
 
 dnl
 dnl Output Makefiles
diff --git a/LCS/pytools/src/Makefile.am b/LCS/pytools/src/Makefile.am
index 9742d6da48ab9644f34e65bcc0e40cd5bb1c8753..c0db8a123a1dfce01b1d54c57718b806f393b4e3 100644
--- a/LCS/pytools/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/LCS/pytools/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dist_python_SCRIPTS = __init__.py
-pythondir = $(pythoninstalldir)
+lofarpython_PYTHON = __init__.py
+lofarpythondir = $(pythondir)/lofar
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.common