diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Config-python3-light.in b/lang/python/python3/Config-python3-light.in
index db0a301084..968c3472cf 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Config-python3-light.in
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Config-python3-light.in
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 menu "Configuration"
 
-config PYTHON3_BLUETOOTH_SUPPORT
-	bool "Enable Bluetooth support"
-	default n
-
 config PYTHON3_HOST_PIP_CACHE_WORLD_READABLE
 	bool "Ensure host pip cache is world-readable"
 	default n
diff --git a/lang/python/python3/Makefile b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
index 8eb28aea03..93a1c335ec 100644
--- a/lang/python/python3/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python3/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include ../python3-version.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python3
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PYTHON3_VERSION).$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MICRO)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=Python-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
@@ -41,10 +41,9 @@ HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)/Python-$(PKG_VERSION)
 
 PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:= \
 	CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-pkg-resources \
-	CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-setuptools CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-pip \
-	CONFIG_PYTHON3_BLUETOOTH_SUPPORT
+	CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-setuptools CONFIG_PACKAGE_python3-pip
 
-PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=python3/host
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=bluez python3/host
 HOST_BUILD_DEPENDS:=bzip2/host expat/host libffi/host
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ endef
 define Package/python3-light
 $(call Package/python3/Default)
   TITLE:=Python $(PYTHON3_VERSION) light installation
-  DEPENDS:=+python3-base +libffi +libbz2 +PYTHON3_BLUETOOTH_SUPPORT:bluez-libs +libuuid
+  DEPENDS:=+python3-base +libffi +libbz2 +libuuid
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-light/config
@@ -149,10 +148,6 @@ EXTRA_LDFLAGS+= \
 	-L$(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 	-L$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib -L$(STAGING_DIR)/lib
 
-DISABLE_BLUETOOTH:= \
-	ac_cv_header_bluetooth_bluetooth_h=no \
-	ac_cv_header_bluetooth_h=no
-
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--enable-optimizations \
 	--enable-shared \
@@ -163,8 +158,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	$(if $(CONFIG_IPV6),--enable-ipv6) \
 	$(if $(findstring mips,$(CONFIG_ARCH)),,--with-lto) \
 	CONFIG_SITE="$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/config.site" \
-	OPT="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
-	$(if $(CONFIG_PYTHON3_BLUETOOTH_SUPPORT),,$(DISABLE_BLUETOOTH))
+	OPT="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)"
 
 define Build/Prepare
 	$(call Build/Prepare/Default)