diff --git a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Armature.c b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Armature.c
index 6c13f903e10..50f0a4c7bdb 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Armature.c
+++ b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/Armature.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ static PyObject *BonesDict_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwd
 	if (py_BonesDict->editBoneDict == NULL)
 		goto RuntimeError;
 
+	py_BonesDict->editDict = NULL;
 	py_BonesDict->editmode_flag = 0;
 
 	return (PyObject*)py_BonesDict;
@@ -523,9 +524,9 @@ static PyObject *Armature_saveChanges(BPy_Armature *self)
 static PyObject *Armature_getAutoIK(BPy_Armature *self, void *closure)
 {
 	if (self->armature->flag & ARM_AUTO_IK)
-		Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+		return EXPP_incr_ret(Py_True);
 	else
-		Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+		return EXPP_incr_ret(Py_False);
 }
 //------------------------Armature.autoIK (setter)
 static int Armature_setAutoIK(BPy_Armature *self, PyObject *value, void *closure)
diff --git a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/gen_utils.h b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/gen_utils.h
index 5aa2cf5a878..7b64944a6da 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/api2_2x/gen_utils.h
+++ b/source/blender/python/api2_2x/gen_utils.h
@@ -44,24 +44,6 @@
 #define Py_WRAP 1024
 #define Py_NEW  2048
 
-/* 
-   Py_RETURN_NONE
-   Python 2.4 macro.  
-   defined here until we switch to 2.4
-*/
-#ifndef Py_RETURN_NONE
-#define Py_RETURN_NONE  Py_INCREF( Py_None ); return Py_None 
-#endif
-
-/* more 2.4 macros..? */
-#ifndef Py_RETURN_TRUE  
-#define Py_RETURN_TRUE return Py_INCREF(Py_True), Py_True
-#endif
-
-#ifndef Py_RETURN_FALSE
-#define Py_RETURN_FALSE return Py_INCREF(Py_False), Py_False
-#endif
-
 int EXPP_FloatsAreEqual(float A, float B, int floatSteps);
 int EXPP_VectorsAreEqual(float *vecA, float *vecB, int size, int floatSteps);