diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index febfbb7600..0aeb132202 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
-        targets: [targets-group-1, targets-group-2, targets-group-3, targets-group-4, targets-group-5, targets-group-6, targets-group-7, targets-group-rest]
+        targets: [targets-group-1, targets-group-2, targets-group-3, targets-group-rest]
     outputs:
       buildtag: ${{ steps.ids.outputs.buildtag }}
       shortsha: ${{ steps.ids.outputs.shortsha }}
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       continue-on-error: true
 
     - name: Setup Python
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-      with:
-        python-version: '2.7'
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
 
     # EmuFlight version
     - name: Get code version
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6582da38ee..706148d9f0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -383,19 +383,7 @@ targets-group-2: $(GROUP_2_TARGETS)
 ## targets-group-3   : build some targets
 targets-group-3: $(GROUP_3_TARGETS)
 
-## targets-group-4   : build some targets
-targets-group-4: $(GROUP_4_TARGETS)
-
-## targets-group-5   : build some targets
-targets-group-5: $(GROUP_5_TARGETS)
-
-## targets-group-6   : build some targets
-targets-group-6: $(GROUP_6_TARGETS)
-
-## targets-group-7   : build some targets
-targets-group-7: $(GROUP_7_TARGETS)
-
-## targets-group-rest: build the rest of the targets (not listed in group 1, 2, 3...)
+## targets-group-rest: build the rest of the targets (not listed in group 1, 2 or 3)
 targets-group-rest: $(GROUP_OTHER_TARGETS)
 
 $(VALID_TARGETS):
@@ -508,20 +496,10 @@ targets:
 	@echo "Base target:         $(BASE_TARGET)"
 	@echo "targets-group-1:     $(GROUP_1_TARGETS)"
 	@echo "targets-group-2:     $(GROUP_2_TARGETS)"
-	@echo "targets-group-3:     $(GROUP_3_TARGETS)"
-	@echo "targets-group-4:     $(GROUP_4_TARGETS)"
-	@echo "targets-group-5:     $(GROUP_5_TARGETS)"
-	@echo "targets-group-6:     $(GROUP_6_TARGETS)"
-	@echo "targets-group-7:     $(GROUP_7_TARGETS)"
 	@echo "targets-group-rest:  $(GROUP_OTHER_TARGETS)"
 
 	@echo "targets-group-1:     $(words $(GROUP_1_TARGETS)) targets"
 	@echo "targets-group-2:     $(words $(GROUP_2_TARGETS)) targets"
-	@echo "targets-group-3:     $(words $(GROUP_3_TARGETS)) targets"
-	@echo "targets-group-4:     $(words $(GROUP_4_TARGETS)) targets"
-	@echo "targets-group-5:     $(words $(GROUP_5_TARGETS)) targets"
-	@echo "targets-group-6:     $(words $(GROUP_6_TARGETS)) targets"
-	@echo "targets-group-7:     $(words $(GROUP_7_TARGETS)) targets"
 	@echo "targets-group-rest:  $(words $(GROUP_OTHER_TARGETS)) targets"
 	@echo "total in all groups  $(words $(SUPPORTED_TARGETS)) targets"
 
diff --git a/make/linux.mk b/make/linux.mk
index 9656c23722..ba1744fcbd 100644
--- a/make/linux.mk
+++ b/make/linux.mk
@@ -6,26 +6,30 @@
 #   and the ARM toolchain installed to either the Taulabs/tools directory, their
 #   respective default installation locations, or made available on the system path.
 
-# First look for `python3`. If `which` doesn't return a null value, then it exists!
-ifneq ($(shell which python3), "")
-    PYTHON:=python3
+# Check for and find Python 2
+
+# Get Python version, separate major/minor/patch, then put into wordlist
+PYTHON_VERSION_=$(wordlist 2,4,$(subst ., ,$(shell python -V 2>&1)))
+# Get major version from aforementioned list
+PYTHON_MAJOR_VERSION_=$(word 1,$(PYTHON_VERSION_))
+# Just in case Make has some weird scope stuff
+PYTHON=0
+# If the major Python version is the one we want..
+ifeq ($(PYTHON_MAJOR_VERSION_),2)
+	# Then we can just use the normal Python executable
+	PYTHON:=python
 else
-    # Get Python version, separate major/minor/patch, then put into wordlist
-    PYTHON_VERSION_=$(wordlist 2,4,$(subst ., ,$(shell python -V 2>&1)))
-    # Get major version from aforementioned list
-    PYTHON_MAJOR_VERSION_=$(word 1,$(PYTHON_VERSION_))
-    # Just in case Make has some weird scope stuff
-    PYTHON=0
-    # If the major Python version is the one we want..
-    ifeq ($(PYTHON_MAJOR_VERSION_),3)
-	    # Then we can just use the normal Python executable
-        PYTHON:=python
-    else
-	    # And if it doesn't exist, let's use the default Python, and warn the user.
-	    # PYTHON NOT FOUND.
-        PYTHON:=python
-        echo "Python not found."
-    endif
+	# However, this isn't always the case..
+	# Let's look for `python2`. If `which` doesn't return a null value, then
+	#  it exists!
+	ifneq ($(shell which python2), "")
+		PYTHON:=python2
+	else
+		# And if it doesn't exist, let's use the default Python, and warn the user.
+		# PYTHON NOT FOUND.
+		PYTHON:=python
+		echo "Python not found."
+	endif
 endif
 
 export PYTHON
diff --git a/make/targets.mk b/make/targets.mk
index 0dc36f9f69..ef439980d3 100644
--- a/make/targets.mk
+++ b/make/targets.mk
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ UNSUPPORTED_TARGETS := \
 SUPPORTED_TARGETS := $(filter-out $(UNSUPPORTED_TARGETS), $(VALID_TARGETS))
 
 TARGETS_TOTAL := $(words $(SUPPORTED_TARGETS))
-TARGET_GROUPS := 8
+TARGET_GROUPS := 4
 TARGETS_PER_GROUP := $(shell expr $(TARGETS_TOTAL) / $(TARGET_GROUPS) )
 
 ST := 1
@@ -99,22 +99,6 @@ ST := $(shell expr $(ET) + 1)
 ET := $(shell expr $(ST) + $(TARGETS_PER_GROUP))
 GROUP_3_TARGETS := $(wordlist $(ST), $(ET), $(SUPPORTED_TARGETS))
 
-ST := $(shell expr $(ET) + 1)
-ET := $(shell expr $(ST) + $(TARGETS_PER_GROUP))
-GROUP_4_TARGETS := $(wordlist $(ST), $(ET), $(SUPPORTED_TARGETS))
-
-ST := $(shell expr $(ET) + 1)
-ET := $(shell expr $(ST) + $(TARGETS_PER_GROUP))
-GROUP_5_TARGETS := $(wordlist $(ST), $(ET), $(SUPPORTED_TARGETS))
-
-ST := $(shell expr $(ET) + 1)
-ET := $(shell expr $(ST) + $(TARGETS_PER_GROUP))
-GROUP_6_TARGETS := $(wordlist $(ST), $(ET), $(SUPPORTED_TARGETS))
-
-ST := $(shell expr $(ET) + 1)
-ET := $(shell expr $(ST) + $(TARGETS_PER_GROUP))
-GROUP_7_TARGETS := $(wordlist $(ST), $(ET), $(SUPPORTED_TARGETS))
-
 GROUP_OTHER_TARGETS := $(filter-out $(GROUP_1_TARGETS) $(GROUP_2_TARGETS) $(GROUP_3_TARGETS), $(SUPPORTED_TARGETS))
 
 ifeq ($(filter $(TARGET),$(ALT_TARGETS)), $(TARGET))