diff --git a/Modules/Setup.stdlib.in b/Modules/Setup.stdlib.in
index eaf624d8bc579b..5788b446201e5a 100644
--- a/Modules/Setup.stdlib.in
+++ b/Modules/Setup.stdlib.in
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 #
 
 # needs -lffi and -ldl
-@MODULE__CTYPES_TRUE@_ctypes _ctypes/_ctypes.c _ctypes/callbacks.c _ctypes/callproc.c _ctypes/stgdict.c _ctypes/cfield.c
+#@MODULE__CTYPES_TRUE@_ctypes _ctypes/_ctypes.c _ctypes/callbacks.c _ctypes/callproc.c _ctypes/stgdict.c _ctypes/cfield.c
 
 # needs -lncurses, -lncursesw or -lcurses, sometimes -ltermcap
 #@MODULE__CURSES_TRUE@_curses _cursesmodule.c
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 608055d91fac36..8ba76bf8c63f70 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -664,8 +664,6 @@ MODULE__GDBM_FALSE
 MODULE__GDBM_TRUE
 MODULE__DECIMAL_FALSE
 MODULE__DECIMAL_TRUE
-MODULE__CTYPES_FALSE
-MODULE__CTYPES_TRUE
 MODULE__CRYPT_FALSE
 MODULE__CRYPT_TRUE
 MODULE__BLAKE2_FALSE
@@ -830,8 +828,6 @@ LIBMPDEC_INTERNAL
 LIBMPDEC_LDFLAGS
 LIBMPDEC_CFLAGS
 LIBFFI_INCLUDEDIR
-LIBFFI_LIBS
-LIBFFI_CFLAGS
 LIBEXPAT_INTERNAL
 LIBEXPAT_LDFLAGS
 LIBEXPAT_CFLAGS
@@ -1064,8 +1060,6 @@ CPP
 PROFILE_TASK
 LIBUUID_CFLAGS
 LIBUUID_LIBS
-LIBFFI_CFLAGS
-LIBFFI_LIBS
 LIBNSL_CFLAGS
 LIBNSL_LIBS
 LIBSQLITE3_CFLAGS
@@ -1863,9 +1857,6 @@ Some influential environment variables:
               C compiler flags for LIBUUID, overriding pkg-config
   LIBUUID_LIBS
               linker flags for LIBUUID, overriding pkg-config
-  LIBFFI_CFLAGS
-              C compiler flags for LIBFFI, overriding pkg-config
-  LIBFFI_LIBS linker flags for LIBFFI, overriding pkg-config
   LIBNSL_CFLAGS
               C compiler flags for LIBNSL, overriding pkg-config
   LIBNSL_LIBS linker flags for LIBNSL, overriding pkg-config
@@ -11410,335 +11401,6 @@ $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: --with(out)-system-ffi is ignored on this platform" >
     with_system_ffi="yes"
 fi
 
-have_libffi=missing
-if test "x$with_system_ffi" = xyes; then :
-
-
-pkg_failed=no
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for LIBFFI" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for LIBFFI... " >&6; }
-
-if test -n "$LIBFFI_CFLAGS"; then
-    pkg_cv_LIBFFI_CFLAGS="$LIBFFI_CFLAGS"
- elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libffi\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libffi") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_LIBFFI_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libffi" 2>/dev/null`
-		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
-else
-  pkg_failed=yes
-fi
- else
-    pkg_failed=untried
-fi
-if test -n "$LIBFFI_LIBS"; then
-    pkg_cv_LIBFFI_LIBS="$LIBFFI_LIBS"
- elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libffi\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libffi") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_LIBFFI_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libffi" 2>/dev/null`
-		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
-else
-  pkg_failed=yes
-fi
- else
-    pkg_failed=untried
-fi
-
-
-
-if test $pkg_failed = yes; then
-   	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-
-if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version 0.20; then
-        _pkg_short_errors_supported=yes
-else
-        _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
-fi
-        if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        LIBFFI_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libffi" 2>&1`
-        else
-	        LIBFFI_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libffi" 2>&1`
-        fi
-	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
-	echo "$LIBFFI_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
-
-
-    ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "ffi.h" "ac_cv_header_ffi_h" "$ac_includes_default"
-if test "x$ac_cv_header_ffi_h" = xyes; then :
-
-      save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-save_CPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
-save_LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
-save_LIBS=$LIBS
-
-
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for ffi_call in -lffi" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for ffi_call in -lffi... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_lib_ffi_ffi_call+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lffi  $LIBS"
-cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
-   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
-char ffi_call ();
-int
-main ()
-{
-return ffi_call ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  ac_cv_lib_ffi_ffi_call=yes
-else
-  ac_cv_lib_ffi_ffi_call=no
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_ffi_ffi_call" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_ffi_ffi_call" >&6; }
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_ffi_ffi_call" = xyes; then :
-  have_libffi=yes
-else
-  have_libffi=no
-fi
-
-
-CFLAGS=$save_CFLAGS
-CPPFLAGS=$save_CPPFLAGS
-LDFLAGS=$save_LDFLAGS
-LIBS=$save_LIBS
-
-
-
-fi
-
-
-
-elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
-     	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-
-    ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "ffi.h" "ac_cv_header_ffi_h" "$ac_includes_default"
-if test "x$ac_cv_header_ffi_h" = xyes; then :
-
-      save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-save_CPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
-save_LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
-save_LIBS=$LIBS
-
-
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for ffi_call in -lffi" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for ffi_call in -lffi... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_lib_ffi_ffi_call+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lffi  $LIBS"
-cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
-   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
-char ffi_call ();
-int
-main ()
-{
-return ffi_call ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  ac_cv_lib_ffi_ffi_call=yes
-else
-  ac_cv_lib_ffi_ffi_call=no
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_ffi_ffi_call" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_ffi_ffi_call" >&6; }
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_ffi_ffi_call" = xyes; then :
-  have_libffi=yes
-else
-  have_libffi=no
-fi
-
-
-CFLAGS=$save_CFLAGS
-CPPFLAGS=$save_CPPFLAGS
-LDFLAGS=$save_LDFLAGS
-LIBS=$save_LIBS
-
-
-
-fi
-
-
-
-else
-	LIBFFI_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_LIBFFI_CFLAGS
-	LIBFFI_LIBS=$pkg_cv_LIBFFI_LIBS
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-	have_libffi=yes
-fi
-
-else
-
-    have_libffi=yes
-  LIBFFI_CFLAGS="-I\$(srcdir)/Modules/_ctypes/darwin -DUSING_MALLOC_CLOSURE_DOT_C=1 -DMACOSX"
-  LIBFFI_LIBS=
-
-fi
-
-case $LIBS in #(
-  *-ldl*) :
-    LIBFFI_LIBS="$LIBFFI_LIBS -ldl"
- ;; #(
-  *) :
-     ;;
-esac
-
-if test "$with_system_ffi" = yes -a "$have_libffi" = yes; then
-  save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-save_CPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
-save_LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
-save_LIBS=$LIBS
-
-
-    CFLAGS="$LIBFFI_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
-    LIBS="$LIBFFI_LIBS $LIBS"
-
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for ffi_prep_cif_var in ffi.h" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for ffi_prep_cif_var in ffi.h... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_ffi_prep_cif_var+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-
-      cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <ffi.h>
-
-_ACEOF
-if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
-  $EGREP "ffi_prep_cif_var" >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
-  ac_cv_ffi_prep_cif_var=yes
-else
-  ac_cv_ffi_prep_cif_var=no
-fi
-rm -f conftest*
-
-
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_ffi_prep_cif_var" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_ffi_prep_cif_var" >&6; }
-    if test "x$ac_cv_ffi_prep_cif_var" = xyes; then :
-
-
-$as_echo "#define HAVE_FFI_PREP_CIF_VAR 1" >>confdefs.h
-
-
-fi
-
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for ffi_prep_closure_loc in ffi.h" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for ffi_prep_closure_loc in ffi.h... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_ffi_prep_closure_loc+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-
-      cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <ffi.h>
-
-_ACEOF
-if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
-  $EGREP "ffi_prep_closure_loc" >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
-  ac_cv_ffi_prep_closure_loc=yes
-else
-  ac_cv_ffi_prep_closure_loc=no
-fi
-rm -f conftest*
-
-
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_ffi_prep_closure_loc" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_ffi_prep_closure_loc" >&6; }
-    if test "x$ac_cv_ffi_prep_closure_loc" = xyes; then :
-
-
-$as_echo "#define HAVE_FFI_PREP_CLOSURE_LOC 1" >>confdefs.h
-
-
-fi
-
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for ffi_closure_alloc in ffi.h" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for ffi_closure_alloc in ffi.h... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_ffi_closure_alloc+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-
-      cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <ffi.h>
-
-_ACEOF
-if (eval "$ac_cpp conftest.$ac_ext") 2>&5 |
-  $EGREP "ffi_closure_alloc" >/dev/null 2>&1; then :
-  ac_cv_ffi_closure_alloc=yes
-else
-  ac_cv_ffi_closure_alloc=no
-fi
-rm -f conftest*
-
-
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_ffi_closure_alloc" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_ffi_closure_alloc" >&6; }
-    if test "x$ac_cv_ffi_closure_alloc" = xyes; then :
-
-
-$as_echo "#define HAVE_FFI_CLOSURE_ALLOC 1" >>confdefs.h
-
-
-fi
-
-CFLAGS=$save_CFLAGS
-CPPFLAGS=$save_CPPFLAGS
-LDFLAGS=$save_LDFLAGS
-LIBS=$save_LIBS
-
-
-fi
-
-
 if test "$with_system_ffi" = "yes" && test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     LIBFFI_INCLUDEDIR="`"$PKG_CONFIG" libffi --cflags-only-I 2>/dev/null | sed -e 's/^-I//;s/ *$//'`"
 else
@@ -23078,42 +22740,6 @@ fi
 $as_echo "$py_cv_module__crypt" >&6; }
 
 
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for stdlib extension module _ctypes" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for stdlib extension module _ctypes... " >&6; }
-      case $py_stdlib_not_available in #(
-  *_ctypes*) :
-    py_cv_module__ctypes=n/a ;; #(
-  *) :
-    if true; then :
-  if test "$have_libffi" = yes; then :
-  py_cv_module__ctypes=yes
-else
-  py_cv_module__ctypes=missing
-fi
-else
-  py_cv_module__ctypes=disabled
-fi
-   ;;
-esac
-  as_fn_append MODULE_BLOCK "MODULE__CTYPES=$py_cv_module__ctypes$as_nl"
-  if test "x$py_cv_module__ctypes" = xyes; then :
-
-    as_fn_append MODULE_BLOCK "MODULE__CTYPES_CFLAGS=$LIBFFI_CFLAGS$as_nl"
-    as_fn_append MODULE_BLOCK "MODULE__CTYPES_LDFLAGS=$LIBFFI_LIBS$as_nl"
-
-fi
-   if test "$py_cv_module__ctypes" = yes; then
-  MODULE__CTYPES_TRUE=
-  MODULE__CTYPES_FALSE='#'
-else
-  MODULE__CTYPES_TRUE='#'
-  MODULE__CTYPES_FALSE=
-fi
-
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $py_cv_module__ctypes" >&5
-$as_echo "$py_cv_module__ctypes" >&6; }
-
-
   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for stdlib extension module _decimal" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for stdlib extension module _decimal... " >&6; }
       case $py_stdlib_not_available in #(
@@ -23724,7 +23350,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking for stdlib extension module _ctypes_test... " >&6; }
     py_cv_module__ctypes_test=n/a ;; #(
   *) :
     if test "$TEST_MODULES" = yes; then :
-  if test "$have_libffi" = yes; then :
+  if true; then :
   py_cv_module__ctypes_test=yes
 else
   py_cv_module__ctypes_test=missing
@@ -23738,7 +23364,7 @@ esac
   if test "x$py_cv_module__ctypes_test" = xyes; then :
 
 
-    as_fn_append MODULE_BLOCK "MODULE__CTYPES_TEST_LDFLAGS=$LIBM$as_nl"
+    as_fn_append MODULE_BLOCK "MODULE__CTYPES_TEST_LDFLAGS=-lm$as_nl"
 
 fi
    if test "$py_cv_module__ctypes_test" = yes; then
@@ -24162,10 +23788,6 @@ if test -z "${MODULE__CRYPT_TRUE}" && test -z "${MODULE__CRYPT_FALSE}"; then
   as_fn_error $? "conditional \"MODULE__CRYPT\" was never defined.
 Usually this means the macro was only invoked conditionally." "$LINENO" 5
 fi
-if test -z "${MODULE__CTYPES_TRUE}" && test -z "${MODULE__CTYPES_FALSE}"; then
-  as_fn_error $? "conditional \"MODULE__CTYPES\" was never defined.
-Usually this means the macro was only invoked conditionally." "$LINENO" 5
-fi
 if test -z "${MODULE__DECIMAL_TRUE}" && test -z "${MODULE__DECIMAL_FALSE}"; then
   as_fn_error $? "conditional \"MODULE__DECIMAL\" was never defined.
 Usually this means the macro was only invoked conditionally." "$LINENO" 5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7cc6c0c2f592a0..0905014d25b663 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3187,60 +3187,6 @@ else
     with_system_ffi="yes"
 fi
 
-dnl detect libffi
-have_libffi=missing
-AS_VAR_IF([with_system_ffi], [yes], [
-  PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBFFI], [libffi], [have_libffi=yes], [
-    AC_CHECK_HEADER([ffi.h], [
-      WITH_SAVE_ENV([
-        AC_CHECK_LIB([ffi], [ffi_call], [have_libffi=yes], [have_libffi=no])
-      ])
-    ])
-  ])
-], [
-  dnl private ffi copy
-  have_libffi=yes
-  LIBFFI_CFLAGS="-I\$(srcdir)/Modules/_ctypes/darwin -DUSING_MALLOC_CLOSURE_DOT_C=1 -DMACOSX"
-  LIBFFI_LIBS=
-])
-
-dnl _ctypes needs -ldl for dlopen
-AS_CASE([$LIBS],
-  [*-ldl*], [LIBFFI_LIBS="$LIBFFI_LIBS -ldl"]
-)
-
-if test "$with_system_ffi" = yes -a "$have_libffi" = yes; then
-  WITH_SAVE_ENV([
-    CFLAGS="$LIBFFI_CFLAGS $CFLAGS"
-    LIBS="$LIBFFI_LIBS $LIBS"
-
-    AC_CACHE_CHECK([for ffi_prep_cif_var in ffi.h], [ac_cv_ffi_prep_cif_var], [
-      AC_EGREP_HEADER([ffi_prep_cif_var], [ffi.h], [ac_cv_ffi_prep_cif_var=yes], [ac_cv_ffi_prep_cif_var=no])
-    ])
-    AS_VAR_IF([ac_cv_ffi_prep_cif_var], [yes], [
-      AC_DEFINE([HAVE_FFI_PREP_CIF_VAR], [1],
-      [Define to 1 if you have the ffi_prep_cif_var function in <ffi.h> header file.])
-    ])
-
-    AC_CACHE_CHECK([for ffi_prep_closure_loc in ffi.h], [ac_cv_ffi_prep_closure_loc], [
-      AC_EGREP_HEADER([ffi_prep_closure_loc], [ffi.h], [ac_cv_ffi_prep_closure_loc=yes], [ac_cv_ffi_prep_closure_loc=no])
-    ])
-    AS_VAR_IF([ac_cv_ffi_prep_closure_loc], [yes], [
-      AC_DEFINE([HAVE_FFI_PREP_CLOSURE_LOC], [1],
-      [Define to 1 if you have the ffi_prep_closure_loc function in <ffi.h> header file.])
-    ])
-
-    AC_CACHE_CHECK([for ffi_closure_alloc in ffi.h], [ac_cv_ffi_closure_alloc], [
-      AC_EGREP_HEADER([ffi_closure_alloc], [ffi.h], [ac_cv_ffi_closure_alloc=yes], [ac_cv_ffi_closure_alloc=no])
-    ])
-    AS_VAR_IF([ac_cv_ffi_closure_alloc], [yes], [
-      AC_DEFINE([HAVE_FFI_CLOSURE_ALLOC], [1],
-      [Define to 1 if you have the ffi_closure_alloc function in <ffi.h> header file.])
-    ])
-  ])
-fi
-
-
 if test "$with_system_ffi" = "yes" && test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
     LIBFFI_INCLUDEDIR="`"$PKG_CONFIG" libffi --cflags-only-I 2>/dev/null | sed -e 's/^-I//;s/ *$//'`"
 else
@@ -6484,9 +6430,7 @@ PY_STDLIB_MOD([_blake2], [test "$with_builtin_blake2" = yes])
 PY_STDLIB_MOD([_crypt],
   [], [test "$ac_cv_crypt_crypt" = yes],
   [$LIBCRYPT_CFLAGS], [$LIBCRYPT_LIBS])
-PY_STDLIB_MOD([_ctypes],
-  [], [test "$have_libffi" = yes],
-  [$LIBFFI_CFLAGS], [$LIBFFI_LIBS])
+dnl PY_STDLIB_MOD([_ctypes], [], [], [], [])
 dnl PY_STDLIB_MOD([_curses], [], [], [], [])
 dnl PY_STDLIB_MOD([_curses_panel], [], [], [], [])
 PY_STDLIB_MOD([_decimal], [], [], [$LIBMPDEC_CFLAGS], [$LIBMPDEC_LDFLAGS])
@@ -6530,9 +6474,7 @@ PY_STDLIB_MOD([_testbuffer], [test "$TEST_MODULES" = yes])
 PY_STDLIB_MOD([_testimportmultiple], [test "$TEST_MODULES" = yes])
 PY_STDLIB_MOD([_testmultiphase], [test "$TEST_MODULES" = yes])
 PY_STDLIB_MOD([_xxtestfuzz], [test "$TEST_MODULES" = yes])
-PY_STDLIB_MOD([_ctypes_test],
-  [test "$TEST_MODULES" = yes], [test "$have_libffi" = yes],
-  [], [$LIBM])
+PY_STDLIB_MOD([_ctypes_test], [test "$TEST_MODULES" = yes], [], [], [-lm])
 
 dnl Limited API template modules.
 dnl The limited C API is not compatible with the Py_TRACE_REFS macro.
diff --git a/pyconfig.h.in b/pyconfig.h.in
index c6cc1fd3777626..efad243d0af8aa 100644
--- a/pyconfig.h.in
+++ b/pyconfig.h.in
@@ -356,18 +356,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `fexecve' function. */
 #undef HAVE_FEXECVE
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the ffi_closure_alloc function in <ffi.h> header
-   file. */
-#undef HAVE_FFI_CLOSURE_ALLOC
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the ffi_prep_cif_var function in <ffi.h> header
-   file. */
-#undef HAVE_FFI_PREP_CIF_VAR
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the ffi_prep_closure_loc function in <ffi.h> header
-   file. */
-#undef HAVE_FFI_PREP_CLOSURE_LOC
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `flock' function. */
 #undef HAVE_FLOCK
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ca5d0774e001ac..572f2ac1783b88 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -669,6 +669,12 @@ def print_three_column(lst):
             raise RuntimeError("Failed to build some stdlib modules")
 
     def build_extension(self, ext):
+
+        if ext.name == '_ctypes':
+            if not self.configure_ctypes(ext):
+                self.failed.append(ext.name)
+                return
+
         try:
             build_ext.build_extension(self, ext)
         except (CCompilerError, DistutilsError) as why:
@@ -1732,26 +1738,10 @@ def detect_tkinter(self):
                            library_dirs=added_lib_dirs))
         return True
 
-    def detect_ctypes(self):
-        ext = Extension(
-            '_ctypes',
-            [
-                '_ctypes/_ctypes.c',
-                '_ctypes/callbacks.c',
-                '_ctypes/callproc.c',
-                '_ctypes/stgdict.c',
-                '_ctypes/cfield.c',
-            ]
-        )
-        if MACOS:
-            self._build_ctypes_macos(ext)
-        else:
-            self.use_system_libffi = True
-            self.addext(ext)
-
-        self.addext(Extension('_ctypes_test', ['_ctypes/_ctypes_test.c']))
+    def configure_ctypes(self, ext):
+        return True
 
-    def _build_ctypes_macos(self, ext):
+    def detect_ctypes(self):
         # Thomas Heller's _ctypes module
 
         if (not sysconfig.get_config_var("LIBFFI_INCLUDEDIR") and MACOS):
@@ -1759,11 +1749,20 @@ def _build_ctypes_macos(self, ext):
         else:
             self.use_system_libffi = '--with-system-ffi' in sysconfig.get_config_var("CONFIG_ARGS")
 
+        include_dirs = []
+        extra_compile_args = []
+        extra_link_args = []
+        sources = ['_ctypes/_ctypes.c',
+                   '_ctypes/callbacks.c',
+                   '_ctypes/callproc.c',
+                   '_ctypes/stgdict.c',
+                   '_ctypes/cfield.c']
+
         if MACOS:
-            ext.sources.append('_ctypes/malloc_closure.c')
-            ext.extra_compile_args.append('-DUSING_MALLOC_CLOSURE_DOT_C=1')
-            ext.extra_compile_args.append('-DMACOSX')
-            ext.include_dirs.append('_ctypes/darwin')
+            sources.append('_ctypes/malloc_closure.c')
+            extra_compile_args.append('-DUSING_MALLOC_CLOSURE_DOT_C=1')
+            extra_compile_args.append('-DMACOSX')
+            include_dirs.append('_ctypes/darwin')
 
         elif HOST_PLATFORM == 'sunos5':
             # XXX This shouldn't be necessary; it appears that some
@@ -1774,12 +1773,20 @@ def _build_ctypes_macos(self, ext):
             # this option. If you want to compile ctypes with the Sun
             # compiler, please research a proper solution, instead of
             # finding some -z option for the Sun compiler.
-            ext.extra_link_args.append('-mimpure-text')
+            extra_link_args.append('-mimpure-text')
 
         elif HOST_PLATFORM.startswith('hp-ux'):
-            ext.extra_link_args.append('-fPIC')
-
+            extra_link_args.append('-fPIC')
+
+        ext = Extension('_ctypes',
+                        include_dirs=include_dirs,
+                        extra_compile_args=extra_compile_args,
+                        extra_link_args=extra_link_args,
+                        libraries=[],
+                        sources=sources)
         self.add(ext)
+        # function my_sqrt() needs libm for sqrt()
+        self.addext(Extension('_ctypes_test', ['_ctypes/_ctypes_test.c']))
 
         ffi_inc = sysconfig.get_config_var("LIBFFI_INCLUDEDIR")
         ffi_lib = None