diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 0442e68ed..4ccb3f45c 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ if env['python_package'] in ('full','default'):
     try:
         import Cython
         cython_version = LooseVersion(Cython.__version__)
-        print 'INFO: Found Cython version {0} for Python 2.x.'.format(cython_version)
+        print 'INFO: Using Cython version {0}.'.format(cython_version)
     except ImportError:
         cython_version = LooseVersion('0.0.0')
 
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ if env['python_package'] in ('full','default'):
         env['python_package'] = 'minimal'
     else:
         env['python_package'] = 'full'
-        print """INFO: Building the full Python package."""
+        print """INFO: Building the full Python 2 package."""
 
     try:
         import site
@@ -1030,16 +1030,10 @@ if env['python3_package'] in ('y', 'default'):
                             "try:",
                             "    print(site.getusersitepackages())",
                             "except AttributeError:",
-                            "    print(site.USER_SITE)",
-                            "try:",
-                            "    import Cython",
-                            "    print(Cython.__version__)",
-                            "except ImportError:",
-                            "    print('0.0.0')"))
+                            "    print(site.USER_SITE)"))
         info = getCommandOutput(env['python3_cmd'], '-c', script)
         (env['python3_version'],
-         env['python3_usersitepackages'],
-         cython_version) = info.splitlines()[-3:]
+         env['python3_usersitepackages']) = info.splitlines()[-2:]
     except OSError:
         info = False
 
@@ -1052,16 +1046,8 @@ if env['python3_package'] in ('y', 'default'):
             print ('ERROR: Could not execute the Python 3 interpreter %r.' %
                    env['python3_cmd'])
             sys.exit(1)
-    elif cython_version < cython_min_version:
-        message = ("Cython package for Python 3 not found or incompatible version: "
-                   "Found {0} but {1} or newer is required.".format(cython_version, cython_min_version))
-        if env['python3_package'] == 'y':
-            print("ERROR: " + message)
-            sys.exit(1)
-        else:
-            print ("WARNING: " + message)
     else:
-        print 'INFO: Using Cython version {0} for Python 3.x.'.format(cython_version)
+        print 'INFO: Building Python package for Python {0}'.format(env['python3_version'])
         env['python3_package'] = 'y'