diff --git a/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/Makefile.win b/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/Makefile.win
index 9b492251e..b0c1002e0 100644
--- a/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/Makefile.win
+++ b/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/Makefile.win
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-INST_DIR=@ct_demodir@/python/equilibrium
 
 PY_DEMOS = simple_test stoich_flame adiabatic_flame multiphase_plasma
 MAKE = make
diff --git a/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/simple_test/runtest b/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/simple_test/runtest
index ee4524859..e9122d00c 100755
--- a/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/simple_test/runtest
+++ b/Cantera/python/examples/equilibrium/simple_test/runtest
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ temp_success="1"
 /bin/rm  -f output_0.txt diff_csv.txt diff_out_0.txt
 
 ##########################################################################
-PYTHON_CMD=@PYTHON_CMD@
 prog=simple.py
 if test ! -f $prog ; then
    echo $prog ' does not exist'