diff --git a/native_bootstrap.sh b/native_bootstrap.sh
index b3fea5b6..4b5411bd 100755
--- a/native_bootstrap.sh
+++ b/native_bootstrap.sh
@@ -893,8 +893,8 @@ redox()
     patch \
     pkgar \
     pkg-config \
+    python312 \
     rust \
-    rustpython \
     sdl1 \
     sdl2-ttf \
     vim"
diff --git a/recipes/dev/rustpython/recipe.toml b/recipes/dev/rustpython/recipe.toml
index 26731310..bbed445a 100644
--- a/recipes/dev/rustpython/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/dev/rustpython/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/RustPython/RustPython"
-# newer rev requires TLS 1.3 (openssl3) and 'bits/libc-header-start.h' for bindgen
+# newer rev requires 'bits/libc-header-start.h' for bindgen
 rev = "2025-10-13-main-51"
 shallow_clone = true
 patches = [
diff --git a/recipes/groups/desktop/recipe.toml b/recipes/groups/desktop/recipe.toml
index 36544a83..a6503ae1 100644
--- a/recipes/groups/desktop/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/groups/desktop/recipe.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,5 @@ dependencies = [
     "orbutils",
     "patchelf",
     "pop-icon-theme",
-    "rustpython",
     "shared-mime-info",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/groups/dev-essential/recipe.toml b/recipes/groups/dev-essential/recipe.toml
index 31fc40b8..eb24f570 100644
--- a/recipes/groups/dev-essential/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/groups/dev-essential/recipe.toml
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ dependencies = [
     "gnu-binutils",
     "gnu-make",
     "gnu-grep",
+    "perl5",
+    "python312",
     "ripgrep",
-    "rustpython",
     "lua54",
     "nasm",
     "patch",
     "pkg-config",
     "rust",
     "sed",
-    "strace",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/other/cookbook/recipe.toml b/recipes/other/cookbook/recipe.toml
index 44dfa7cf..17cfee67 100644
--- a/recipes/other/cookbook/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/other/cookbook/recipe.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "nasm",
     "pkg-config",
     "pkgar",
-    "rustpython",
+    "python312",
     "sed",
     "wget",
 ]