diff --git a/src/interfaces/python/pgdb.py b/src/interfaces/python/pgdb.py
index 48f21ea5f2..85ff7656c6 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/python/pgdb.py
+++ b/src/interfaces/python/pgdb.py
@@ -260,38 +260,32 @@ class pgdbCursor:
 		pass
 
 
-try:
-  _quote = _pg.quote_fast
-  _quoteparams = _pg.quoteparams_fast
-except NameError:
-  def _quote(x):
-	  if type(x) == types.StringType:
-		  x = "'" + string.replace(
-				  string.replace(str(x), '\\', '\\\\'), "'", "''") + "'"
+def _quote(x):
+	if type(x) == types.StringType:
+		x = "'" + string.replace(
+				string.replace(str(x), '\\', '\\\\'), "'", "''") + "'"
 
-	  elif type(x) in (types.IntType, types.LongType, types.FloatType):
-		  pass
-	  elif x is None:
-		  x = 'NULL'
-	  elif type(x) in (types.ListType, types.TupleType):
-		  return '(%s)' % ','.join(map(lambda x: str(_quote(x)), x))
-	  elif hasattr(x, '__pg_repr__'):
-		  x = x.__pg_repr__()
-	  else:
-		  raise InterfaceError, 'do not know how to handle type %s' % type(x)
+	elif type(x) in (types.IntType, types.LongType, types.FloatType):
+		pass
+	elif x is None:
+		x = 'NULL'
+	elif hasattr(x, '__pg_repr__'):
+		x = x.__pg_repr__()
+	else:
+		raise InterfaceError, 'do not know how to handle type %s' % type(x)
 
-	  return x
+	return x
 
-  def _quoteparams(s, params):
-	  if hasattr(params, 'has_key'):
-		  x = {}
-		  for k, v in params.items():
-			  x[k] = _quote(v)
-		  params = x
-	  else:
-		  params = tuple(map(_quote, params))
+def _quoteparams(s, params):
+	if hasattr(params, 'has_key'):
+		x = {}
+		for k, v in params.items():
+			x[k] = _quote(v)
+		params = x
+	else:
+		params = tuple(map(_quote, params))
 
-	  return s % params
+	return s % params
 
 ### connection object
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/python/pgmodule.c b/src/interfaces/python/pgmodule.c
index 446c730fa8..51f63d2d9e 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/python/pgmodule.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/python/pgmodule.c
@@ -3121,150 +3121,10 @@ pgsetdefport(PyObject * self, PyObject * args)
 }
 #endif   /* DEFAULT_VARS */
 
-static PyObject *comma_string = NULL;
-
-static PyObject *
-pgpy_quote_fast(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
-{
-  PyObject *x, *retval = NULL;
-
-  if(!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O:pgpy_quote_fast", &x))
-    return NULL;
-
-  if(x->ob_type == &PyInt_Type || x->ob_type == &PyLong_Type || x->ob_type == &PyFloat_Type)
-    {
-      Py_INCREF(retval = x);
-    }
-  else if(x == Py_None)
-    retval = PyString_FromString("NULL");
-  else if(x->ob_type == &PyString_Type)
-    {
-      char *in, *out, *ctmp;
-      int i, n, ct;
-      in = PyString_AS_STRING(x);
-      n = PyString_GET_SIZE(x);
-
-      for(i = ct = 0; i < n; i++)
-	if(in[i] == '\\' || in[i] == '\'')
-	  ct++;
-      ctmp = out = alloca(n + ct + 10);
-      *(ctmp++) = '\'';
-      for(i = 0; i < n; i++)
-	{
-	  if(in[i] == '\\')
-	    *(ctmp++) = '\\';
-	  if(in[i] == '\'')
-	    *(ctmp++) = '\'';
-	  *(ctmp++) = in[i];
-	}
-      *(ctmp++) = '\'';
-      *(ctmp++) = '\0';
-      retval = PyString_FromString(out);
-    }
-  else if(PySequence_Check(x))
-    {
-      int i, n = PySequence_Size(x);
-      PyObject *subout, *subargs, *subjoin = NULL;
-
-      subargs = PyTuple_New(1);
-      subout = PyTuple_New(n);
-
-      for(i = 0; i < n; i++)
-	{
-	  PyObject *sub = PySequence_GetItem(x, i), *subres;
-
-	  PyTuple_SetItem(subargs, 0, sub);
-	  subres = pgpy_quote_fast(NULL, subargs);
-	  if(!subres)
-	    goto out;
-
-	  if(!PyString_Check(subres))
-	    {
-	      PyObject *subres2 = PyObject_Str(subres);
-
-	      if(!subres2)
-		goto out;
-	      Py_DECREF(subres);
-	      subres = subres2;
-	    }
-
-	  PyTuple_SetItem(subout, subres);
-	}
-
-      subjoin = _PyString_Join(comma_string, subout);
-      if(!subjoin)
-	goto out;
-      retval = PyString_FromFormat("(%s)", PyString_AS_STRING(subjoin));
-      
-    out:
-      Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-      PyTuple_SetItem(subargs, 0, Py_None);
-      Py_DECREF(subargs);
-      Py_DECREF(subout);
-      Py_XDECREF(subjoin);
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      retval = PyEval_CallMethod(x, "__pg_repr__", "()");
-      if(!retval)
-	{
-	  PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "Don't know how to quote type %s", ((PyTypeObject *)x->ob_type)->tp_name);
-	  return NULL;
-	}
-    }
-
-  return retval;
-}
-
-static PyObject *
-pgpy_quoteparams_fast(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
-{
-  PyObject *s, *params, *x = NULL, *retval;
-
-  if(!PyArg_ParseTuple("O!O:pgpy_quoteparams_fast", &PyString_Type, &s, &params))
-    return NULL;
-
-  if(PyDict_Check(params))
-    {
-      int i = 0;
-      PyObject *k, *v, *subargs;
-
-      x = PyDict_New();
-      subargs = PyTuple_New(1);
-      while(PyDict_Next(params, &i, &k, &v))
-	{
-	  PyObject *qres;
-
-	  PyTuple_SetItem(subargs, 0, v);
-	  qres = pgpy_quote_fast(NULL, subargs);
-	  if(!qres)
-	    {
-	      Py_DECREF(x);
-	      Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-	      PyTuple_SetItem(subargs, 0, Py_None);
-	      Py_DECREF(subargs);
-
-	      return NULL;
-	    }
-
-	  PyDict_SetItem(x, k, qres);
-	  Py_DECREF(qres);
-	}
-
-      params = x;
-    }
-
-  retval = PyString_Format(s, params);
-  Py_XDECREF(x);
-  return retval;
-}
-
 /* List of functions defined in the module */
 
 static struct PyMethodDef pg_methods[] = {
 	{"connect", (PyCFunction) pgconnect, 3, connect__doc__},
-	{"quote_fast", (PyCFunction) pgpy_quote_fast, METH_VARARGS},
-	{"quoteparams_fast", (PyCFunction) pgpy_quoteparams_fast, METH_VARARGS},
 
 #ifdef DEFAULT_VARS
 	{"get_defhost", pggetdefhost, 1, getdefhost__doc__},
@@ -3318,8 +3178,6 @@ init_pg(void)
 	PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "RESULT_DDL", PyInt_FromLong(RESULT_DDL));
 	PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "RESULT_DQL", PyInt_FromLong(RESULT_DQL));
 
-	comma_string = PyString_InternFromString(",");
-
 #ifdef LARGE_OBJECTS
 	/* create mode for large objects */
 	PyDict_SetItemString(dict, "INV_READ", PyInt_FromLong(INV_READ));