diff --git a/bindings/python/setup.py b/bindings/python/setup.py
index 30e4257a..17d2a738 100755
--- a/bindings/python/setup.py
+++ b/bindings/python/setup.py
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ SRC_DIR = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, 'src')
 BUILD_DIR = SRC_DIR if os.path.exists(SRC_DIR) else os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, '../..')
 
 if SYSTEM == 'darwin':
-    LIBRARY_FILE = "libunicorn.1.dylib"
+    LIBRARY_FILE = "libunicorn.dylib"
     STATIC_LIBRARY_FILE = 'libunicorn.a'
 elif SYSTEM in ('win32', 'cygwin'):
     LIBRARY_FILE = "unicorn.dll"
     STATIC_LIBRARY_FILE = None
 else:
-    LIBRARY_FILE = "libunicorn.so.1"
+    LIBRARY_FILE = "libunicorn.so"
     STATIC_LIBRARY_FILE = 'libunicorn.a'
 
 def clean_bins():
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ def build_libraries():
     shutil.copy(LIBRARY_FILE, LIBS_DIR)
     if STATIC_LIBRARY_FILE: shutil.copy(STATIC_LIBRARY_FILE, LIBS_DIR)
     os.chdir(cwd)
-    if SYSTEM == "linux2": os.symlink(LIBRARY_FILE, os.path.join(LIBS_DIR, 'libunicorn.so'))
 
 
 class custom_sdist(sdist):
diff --git a/bindings/python/unicorn/unicorn.py b/bindings/python/unicorn/unicorn.py
index 765997ae..8ad351f4 100644
--- a/bindings/python/unicorn/unicorn.py
+++ b/bindings/python/unicorn/unicorn.py
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ if _python2:
     range = xrange
 
 if sys.platform == 'darwin':
-    _lib = "libunicorn.1.dylib"
+    _lib = "libunicorn.dylib"
 elif sys.platform in ('win32', 'cygwin'):
     _lib = "unicorn.dll"
 else:
-    _lib = "libunicorn.so.1"
+    _lib = "libunicorn.so"
 
 # Windows DLL in dependency order
 _all_windows_dlls = (