diff --git a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
index 622c7d1708f369..7cde1a0701eb8f 100644
--- a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
+++ b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
@@ -814,13 +814,13 @@ This module provides the :class:`UnixCCompiler` class, a subclass of
 .. module:: distutils.msvccompiler
    :synopsis: Microsoft Compiler
 
+.. XXX: This is *waaaaay* out of date!
 
 This module provides :class:`MSVCCompiler`, an implementation of the abstract
 :class:`CCompiler` class for Microsoft Visual Studio. Typically, extension
 modules need to be compiled with the same compiler that was used to compile
 Python. For Python 2.3 and earlier, the compiler was Visual Studio 6. For Python
-2.4 and 2.5, the compiler is Visual Studio .NET 2003. The AMD64 and Itanium
-binaries are created using the Platform SDK.
+2.4 and 2.5, the compiler is Visual Studio .NET 2003.
 
 :class:`MSVCCompiler` will normally choose the right compiler, linker etc. on
 its own. To override this choice, the environment variables *DISTUTILS_USE_SDK*
diff --git a/Doc/distutils/builtdist.rst b/Doc/distutils/builtdist.rst
index bbd2a8ce831cee..dc3a50cb032d6c 100644
--- a/Doc/distutils/builtdist.rst
+++ b/Doc/distutils/builtdist.rst
@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ installed, you can use a 32bit version of Windows to create 64bit extensions
 and vice-versa.
 
 To build for an alternate platform, specify the :option:`!--plat-name` option
-to the build command.  Valid values are currently 'win32', 'win-amd64' and
-'win-ia64'.  For example, on a 32bit version of Windows, you could execute::
+to the build command.  Valid values are currently 'win32', and  'win-amd64'.
+For example, on a 32bit version of Windows, you could execute::
 
    python setup.py build --plat-name=win-amd64
 
diff --git a/Doc/library/sysconfig.rst b/Doc/library/sysconfig.rst
index 84f56463a1151a..9f549fbc513045 100644
--- a/Doc/library/sysconfig.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/sysconfig.rst
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ Other functions
    Windows will return one of:
 
    - win-amd64 (64bit Windows on AMD64 (aka x86_64, Intel64, EM64T, etc)
-   - win-ia64 (64bit Windows on Itanium)
    - win32 (all others - specifically, sys.platform is returned)
 
    Mac OS X can return:
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py b/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
index 9155626a471d77..74445655621923 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def finalize_options(self):
             if self.plat_name == 'win32':
                 suffix = 'win32'
             else:
-                # win-amd64 or win-ia64
+                # win-amd64
                 suffix = self.plat_name[4:]
             new_lib = os.path.join(sys.exec_prefix, 'PCbuild')
             if suffix:
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/msvc9compiler.py b/Lib/distutils/msvc9compiler.py
index c401ddc86eb919..4c0036a0f13305 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/msvc9compiler.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/msvc9compiler.py
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 PLAT_TO_VCVARS = {
     'win32' : 'x86',
     'win-amd64' : 'amd64',
-    'win-ia64' : 'ia64',
 }
 
 class Reg:
@@ -344,7 +343,7 @@ def initialize(self, plat_name=None):
         if plat_name is None:
             plat_name = get_platform()
         # sanity check for platforms to prevent obscure errors later.
-        ok_plats = 'win32', 'win-amd64', 'win-ia64'
+        ok_plats = 'win32', 'win-amd64'
         if plat_name not in ok_plats:
             raise DistutilsPlatformError("--plat-name must be one of %s" %
                                          (ok_plats,))
@@ -362,7 +361,6 @@ def initialize(self, plat_name=None):
             # to cross compile, you use 'x86_amd64'.
             # On AMD64, 'vcvars32.bat amd64' is a native build env; to cross
             # compile use 'x86' (ie, it runs the x86 compiler directly)
-            # No idea how itanium handles this, if at all.
             if plat_name == get_platform() or plat_name == 'win32':
                 # native build or cross-compile to win32
                 plat_spec = PLAT_TO_VCVARS[plat_name]
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py b/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py
index 1048cd41593939..d1de2fbfcb947b 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def get_build_version():
 def get_build_architecture():
     """Return the processor architecture.
 
-    Possible results are "Intel", "Itanium", or "AMD64".
+    Possible results are "Intel" or "AMD64".
     """
 
     prefix = " bit ("
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_util.py b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_util.py
index 4e9d79b7c6cba8..e2fc3809587faa 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/tests/test_util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/tests/test_util.py
@@ -78,13 +78,6 @@ def test_get_platform(self):
         sys.platform = 'win32'
         self.assertEqual(get_platform(), 'win-amd64')
 
-        # windows XP, itanium
-        os.name = 'nt'
-        sys.version = ('2.4.4 (#71, Oct 18 2006, 08:34:43) '
-                       '[MSC v.1310 32 bit (Itanium)]')
-        sys.platform = 'win32'
-        self.assertEqual(get_platform(), 'win-ia64')
-
         # macbook
         os.name = 'posix'
         sys.version = ('2.5 (r25:51918, Sep 19 2006, 08:49:13) '
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/util.py b/Lib/distutils/util.py
index b8a69114c8f605..9394c1e056476a 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/util.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/util.py
@@ -30,24 +30,14 @@ def get_platform ():
 
     Windows will return one of:
        win-amd64 (64bit Windows on AMD64 (aka x86_64, Intel64, EM64T, etc)
-       win-ia64 (64bit Windows on Itanium)
        win32 (all others - specifically, sys.platform is returned)
 
     For other non-POSIX platforms, currently just returns 'sys.platform'.
 
     """
     if os.name == 'nt':
-        # sniff sys.version for architecture.
-        prefix = " bit ("
-        i = sys.version.find(prefix)
-        if i == -1:
-            return sys.platform
-        j = sys.version.find(")", i)
-        look = sys.version[i+len(prefix):j].lower()
-        if look == 'amd64':
+        if 'amd64' in sys.version.lower():
             return 'win-amd64'
-        if look == 'itanium':
-            return 'win-ia64'
         return sys.platform
 
     # Set for cross builds explicitly
diff --git a/Lib/msilib/__init__.py b/Lib/msilib/__init__.py
index f0370c2a0fe764..7ab8bcc52c68df 100644
--- a/Lib/msilib/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/msilib/__init__.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 import sys
 
 AMD64 = "AMD64" in sys.version
-Itanium = "Itanium" in sys.version
-Win64 = AMD64 or Itanium
 
 # Partially taken from Wine
 datasizemask=      0x00ff
@@ -150,9 +148,7 @@ def init_database(name, schema,
     si.SetProperty(PID_TITLE, "Installation Database")
     si.SetProperty(PID_SUBJECT, ProductName)
     si.SetProperty(PID_AUTHOR, Manufacturer)
-    if Itanium:
-        si.SetProperty(PID_TEMPLATE, "Intel64;1033")
-    elif AMD64:
+    if AMD64:
         si.SetProperty(PID_TEMPLATE, "x64;1033")
     else:
         si.SetProperty(PID_TEMPLATE, "Intel;1033")
@@ -272,7 +268,7 @@ def start_component(self, component = None, feature = None, flags = None, keyfil
         if component is None:
             component = self.logical
         self.component = component
-        if Win64:
+        if AMD64:
             flags |= 256
         if keyfile:
             keyid = self.cab.gen_id(self.absolute, keyfile)
diff --git a/Lib/sysconfig.py b/Lib/sysconfig.py
index fc3e03b2a2dbb0..8dfe1a714d5e62 100644
--- a/Lib/sysconfig.py
+++ b/Lib/sysconfig.py
@@ -611,24 +611,14 @@ def get_platform():
 
     Windows will return one of:
        win-amd64 (64bit Windows on AMD64 (aka x86_64, Intel64, EM64T, etc)
-       win-ia64 (64bit Windows on Itanium)
        win32 (all others - specifically, sys.platform is returned)
 
     For other non-POSIX platforms, currently just returns 'sys.platform'.
 
     """
     if os.name == 'nt':
-        # sniff sys.version for architecture.
-        prefix = " bit ("
-        i = sys.version.find(prefix)
-        if i == -1:
-            return sys.platform
-        j = sys.version.find(")", i)
-        look = sys.version[i+len(prefix):j].lower()
-        if look == 'amd64':
+        if 'amd64' in sys.version.lower():
             return 'win-amd64'
-        if look == 'itanium':
-            return 'win-ia64'
         return sys.platform
 
     if os.name != "posix" or not hasattr(os, 'uname'):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sysconfig.py b/Lib/test/test_sysconfig.py
index 694435f56c349f..20252be0a41b00 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sysconfig.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sysconfig.py
@@ -119,13 +119,6 @@ def test_get_platform(self):
         sys.platform = 'win32'
         self.assertEqual(get_platform(), 'win-amd64')
 
-        # windows XP, itanium
-        os.name = 'nt'
-        sys.version = ('2.4.4 (#71, Oct 18 2006, 08:34:43) '
-                       '[MSC v.1310 32 bit (Itanium)]')
-        sys.platform = 'win32'
-        self.assertEqual(get_platform(), 'win-ia64')
-
         # macbook
         os.name = 'posix'
         sys.version = ('2.5 (r25:51918, Sep 19 2006, 08:49:13) '
diff --git a/PC/config.c b/PC/config.c
index 43d9e208cca6b8..f5aa332a5c689c 100644
--- a/PC/config.c
+++ b/PC/config.c
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@
 #include "Python.h"
 
 extern PyObject* PyInit_array(void);
-#ifndef MS_WINI64
 extern PyObject* PyInit_audioop(void);
-#endif
 extern PyObject* PyInit_binascii(void);
 extern PyObject* PyInit_cmath(void);
 extern PyObject* PyInit_errno(void);
@@ -80,11 +78,7 @@ struct _inittab _PyImport_Inittab[] = {
 
     {"array", PyInit_array},
     {"_ast", PyInit__ast},
-#ifdef MS_WINDOWS
-#ifndef MS_WINI64
     {"audioop", PyInit_audioop},
-#endif
-#endif
     {"binascii", PyInit_binascii},
     {"cmath", PyInit_cmath},
     {"errno", PyInit_errno},
diff --git a/PC/pyconfig.h b/PC/pyconfig.h
index 46ff6f0fe56bc8..0da68418cc0284 100644
--- a/PC/pyconfig.h
+++ b/PC/pyconfig.h
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ WIN32 is still required for the locale module.
    defined on Win32 *and* Win64. Win32 only code must therefore be
    guarded as follows:
         #if defined(MS_WIN32) && !defined(MS_WIN64)
-   Some modules are disabled on Itanium processors, therefore we
-   have MS_WINI64 set for those targets, otherwise MS_WINX64
 */
 #ifdef _WIN64
 #define MS_WIN64
@@ -121,17 +119,12 @@ WIN32 is still required for the locale module.
 
 /* set the COMPILER */
 #ifdef MS_WIN64
-#if defined(_M_IA64)
-#define COMPILER _Py_PASTE_VERSION("64 bit (Itanium)")
-#define MS_WINI64
-#define PYD_PLATFORM_TAG "win_ia64"
-#elif defined(_M_X64) || defined(_M_AMD64)
+#if defined(_M_X64) || defined(_M_AMD64)
 #if defined(__INTEL_COMPILER)
 #define COMPILER ("[ICC v." _Py_STRINGIZE(__INTEL_COMPILER) " 64 bit (amd64) with MSC v." _Py_STRINGIZE(_MSC_VER) " CRT]")
 #else
 #define COMPILER _Py_PASTE_VERSION("64 bit (AMD64)")
 #endif /* __INTEL_COMPILER */
-#define MS_WINX64
 #define PYD_PLATFORM_TAG "win_amd64"
 #else
 #define COMPILER _Py_PASTE_VERSION("64 bit (Unknown)")