diff --git a/build/python313/build.sh b/build/python313/build.sh
index 9492b77c7..fbc1d0eb7 100755
--- a/build/python313/build.sh
+++ b/build/python313/build.sh
@@ -28,17 +28,8 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS_IPS="
     developer/pkg-config
     ooce/developer/autoconf-archive
 "
+# The python ctypes module runs '/usr/bin/dump' from here.
 RUN_DEPENDS_IPS="
-    compress/bzip2
-    database/sqlite-3
-    library/expat
-    library/libffi
-    library/libxml2
-    library/ncurses
-    library/readline
-    library/security/openssl-3
-    library/zlib
-    system/library/gcc-runtime
     developer/object-file
 "
 XFORM_ARGS="-D PYTHONVER=$MVER"
diff --git a/build/python313/local.mog b/build/python313/local.mog
index b9b426f75..386898e16 100644
--- a/build/python313/local.mog
+++ b/build/python313/local.mog
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ license LICENSE license=PSFv2
 # Drop static library
 <transform file path=.*\.a$ -> drop>
 
-# Remove idle
+# Remove idle and things that depend on it
 <transform file link path=usr/bin(/.*)?/idle -> drop >
 <transform path=usr/lib/python$(PYTHONVER)/idlelib -> drop>
+<transform path=usr/lib/python$(PYTHONVER)/turtledemo -> drop>
 
 # Move binaries from usr/bin to private bin
 <transform file link \
@@ -27,8 +28,11 @@ license LICENSE license=PSFv2
 # Remove test files
 <transform path=usr/lib/python$(PYTHONVER)/test -> drop>
 
-# Prevent pkgdepend from reporting an error
-<transform file path=. -> set pkg.depend.bypass-generate .*>
+# Prevent pkgdepend from attempting to resolve __main__ dependencies in
+# tracing/profiling modules as it will fail.
+<transform file \
+    path=usr/lib/python$(PYTHONVER)/(platform|cProfile|pdb|profile|trace)\.py$ \
+    -> set pkg.depend.bypass-generate .*>
 
 # Move libpython3.so and replace with a symlink that can be mediated. The
 # mediator is applied below