diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index 8371d846f5e..50664b13e64 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -754,18 +754,8 @@ memtest:	all platform
 		-$(TESTPYTHON) $(TESTPROG) $(MEMTESTOPTS)
 		$(TESTPYTHON) $(TESTPROG) $(MEMTESTOPTS)
 
-# Install everything, and install Python 3 to "python"
-fullinstall:	@FRAMEWORKINSTALLFIRST@ altinstall bininstall @FRAMEWORKINSTALLLAST@
+install: altinstall bininstall
 
-# "make install" is an alias for "make altinstall" since we don't want to
-# overwrite Python 2.x by default.
-install:	altinstall
-		@echo "* Note: not installed as 'python'."
-		@echo "* Use 'make fullinstall' to install as 'python'."
-		@echo "* However, 'make fullinstall' is discouraged,"
-		@echo "* as it will clobber your Python 2.x installation."
-
-# Install almost everything without disturbing 2.x versions
 altinstall:	@FRAMEWORKALTINSTALLFIRST@ altbininstall libinstall inclinstall libainstall \
                 sharedinstall oldsharedinstall maninstall @FRAMEWORKALTINSTALLLAST@
 
@@ -790,20 +780,9 @@ $(DESTSHARED):
 			fi; \
 		done
 
-
-# Install the interpreter (by creating a hard link to python$(VERSION))
-bininstall:	altbininstall
-	-if test -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(PYTHON)$(EXE) -o -h $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(PYTHON)$(EXE); \
-	then rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(PYTHON)$(EXE); \
-	else true; \
-	fi
-	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) python$(VERSION)$(EXE) $(PYTHON)$(EXE))
-	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/python-config
-	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR); $(LN) -s python$(VERSION)-config python-config)
-
 # Install the interpreter with $(VERSION) affixed
 # This goes into $(exec_prefix)
-altbininstall:	$(BUILDPYTHON)
+altbininstall: $(BUILDPYTHON)
 	@for i in $(BINDIR) $(LIBDIR); \
 	do \
 		if test ! -d $(DESTDIR)$$i; then \
@@ -824,6 +803,8 @@ altbininstall:	$(BUILDPYTHON)
 		fi; \
 	else	true; \
 	fi
+
+bininstall: altbininstall
 	-if test -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(PYTHON)3$(EXE) -o -h $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(PYTHON)3$(EXE); \
 	then rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR)/$(PYTHON)3$(EXE); \
 	else true; \
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 6d576937688..85245fa0df3 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ Library
 - Issue 5955: aifc's close method did not close the file it wrapped,
   now it does.  This also means getfp method now returns the real fp.
 
+Installation
+------------
+
+- Issue #6047: fullinstall has been removed because Python 3's executable will
+  now be known as python3.
 
 Extension Modules
 -----------------
diff --git a/README b/README
index 6263ee25fb8..558e10deaee 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ script) you must take care that your primary python executable is not
 overwritten by the installation of a different versio.  All files and
 directories installed using "make altinstall" contain the major and minor
 version and can thus live side-by-side.  "make install" also creates
-${prefix}/bin/python which refers to ${prefix}/bin/pythonX.Y.  If you intend
+${prefix}/bin/python3 which refers to ${prefix}/bin/pythonX.Y.  If you intend
 to install multiple versions using the same prefix you must decide which
 version (if any) is your "primary" version.  Install that version using
 "make install".  Install all other versions using "make altinstall".
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ On Unix, Linux, BSD, OSX, and Cygwin:
     ./configure
     make
     make test
-    sudo make install    # or "make altinstall"
+    sudo make install
 
 You can pass many options to the configure script; run "./configure
 --help" to find out more.  On OSX and Cygwin, the executable is called