diff --git a/source/blender/python/BPY_extern.h b/source/blender/python/BPY_extern.h
index 8561f9d1b55..296eb6296a7 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/BPY_extern.h
+++ b/source/blender/python/BPY_extern.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct bConstraintOb; /* DNA_constraint_types.h */
 struct bConstraintTarget; /* DNA_constraint_types.h*/
 struct Script;				/* DNA_screen_types.h */
 struct BPyMenu;
+struct bContext;
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
diff --git a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_idprop.c b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_idprop.c
index e7e8a5fd8b5..a5fca06d402 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_idprop.c
+++ b/source/blender/python/intern/bpy_idprop.c
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ static char *BPy_IDProperty_Map_ValidateAndCreate(char *name, IDProperty *group,
 	} else if (PyLong_Check(ob)) {
 		val.i = (int) PyLong_AsLong(ob);
 		prop = IDP_New(IDP_INT, val, name);
-	} else if (PyUnicode_Check(ob)) {
-		val.str = _PyUnicode_AsString(ob);
+	} else if (/*PyUnicode_Check(ob)*/0) {
+		//val.str = _PyUnicode_AsString(ob);
 		prop = IDP_New(IDP_STRING, val, name);
 	} else if (PySequence_Check(ob)) {
 		PyObject *item;
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static char *BPy_IDProperty_Map_ValidateAndCreate(char *name, IDProperty *group,
 		for (i=0; i<len; i++) {
 			key = PySequence_GetItem(keys, i);
 			pval = PySequence_GetItem(vals, i);
-			if (!PyUnicode_Check(key)) {
+			if (/*!PyUnicode_Check(key)*/1) {
 				IDP_FreeProperty(prop);
 				MEM_freeN(prop);
 				Py_XDECREF(keys);
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static char *BPy_IDProperty_Map_ValidateAndCreate(char *name, IDProperty *group,
 				Py_XDECREF(pval);
 				return "invalid element in subgroup dict template!";
 			}
-			if (BPy_IDProperty_Map_ValidateAndCreate(_PyUnicode_AsString(key), prop, pval)) {
+			if (/*BPy_IDProperty_Map_ValidateAndCreate(PyUnicode_AsString(key), prop, pval)*/0) {
 				IDP_FreeProperty(prop);
 				MEM_freeN(prop);
 				Py_XDECREF(keys);
@@ -143,12 +143,12 @@ static int BPy_IDGroup_Map_SetItem(IDProperty *prop, PyObject *key, PyObject *va
 		return EXPP_ReturnIntError( PyExc_TypeError,
 			"unsubscriptable object");
 			
-	if (!PyUnicode_Check(key))
+	if (/*!PyUnicode_Check(key)*/1)
 		return EXPP_ReturnIntError( PyExc_TypeError,
 		   "only strings are allowed as subgroup keys" );
 
 	if (val == NULL) {
-		IDProperty *pkey = IDP_GetPropertyFromGroup(prop, _PyUnicode_AsString(key));
+		IDProperty *pkey = 0;//IDP_GetPropertyFromGroup(prop, PyUnicode_AsString(key));
 		if (pkey) {
 			IDP_RemFromGroup(prop, pkey);
 			IDP_FreeProperty(pkey);
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static int BPy_IDGroup_Map_SetItem(IDProperty *prop, PyObject *key, PyObject *va
 		} else return EXPP_ReturnIntError( PyExc_RuntimeError, "property not found in group" );
 	}
 	
-	err = BPy_IDProperty_Map_ValidateAndCreate(_PyUnicode_AsString(key), prop, val);
+	//err = BPy_IDProperty_Map_ValidateAndCreate(_PyUnicode_AsString(key), prop, val);
 	if (err) return EXPP_ReturnIntError( PyExc_RuntimeError, err );
 	
 	return 0;