diff --git a/CHANGELOG.develop b/CHANGELOG.develop
index 87b2b92fc..8290b6600 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.develop
+++ b/CHANGELOG.develop
@@ -1902,6 +1902,7 @@ Other:
 - Added diminish for importmagic (thanks to Loys Ollivier)
 - Added debugger integration via =dap= layer
 - Added documentation on installing importmagic and epc (thanks to Trapez Breen)
+- Made python-send-shell-* functions faster (thanks to Trapez Breen)
 **** Racket
 - Restore smart closing paren behavior in racket-mode (thanks to Don March)
 **** Ranger
diff --git a/layers/+lang/python/funcs.el b/layers/+lang/python/funcs.el
index 45d0ca973..e0c5cbf41 100644
--- a/layers/+lang/python/funcs.el
+++ b/layers/+lang/python/funcs.el
@@ -361,23 +361,44 @@ to be called for each testrunner. "
 (defun spacemacs/python-shell-send-buffer-switch ()
   "Send buffer content to shell and switch to it in insert mode."
   (interactive)
-  (python-shell-send-buffer)
-  (python-shell-switch-to-shell)
-  (evil-insert-state))
+  (let ((python-mode-hook nil))
+    (python-shell-send-buffer)
+    (python-shell-switch-to-shell)
+    (evil-insert-state)))
+
+(defun spacemacs/python-shell-send-buffer ()
+  "Send buffer content to shell and switch to it in insert mode."
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((python-mode-hook nil))
+    (python-shell-send-buffer)))
 
 (defun spacemacs/python-shell-send-defun-switch ()
   "Send function content to shell and switch to it in insert mode."
   (interactive)
-  (python-shell-send-defun nil)
-  (python-shell-switch-to-shell)
-  (evil-insert-state))
+  (let ((python-mode-hook nil))
+    (python-shell-send-defun nil)
+    (python-shell-switch-to-shell)
+    (evil-insert-state)))
+
+(defun spacemacs/python-shell-send-defun ()
+  "Send function content to shell and switch to it in insert mode."
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((python-mode-hook nil))
+    (python-shell-send-defun nil)))
 
 (defun spacemacs/python-shell-send-region-switch (start end)
   "Send region content to shell and switch to it in insert mode."
   (interactive "r")
-  (python-shell-send-region start end)
-  (python-shell-switch-to-shell)
-  (evil-insert-state))
+  (let ((python-mode-hook nil))
+    (python-shell-send-region start end)
+    (python-shell-switch-to-shell)
+    (evil-insert-state)))
+
+(defun spacemacs/python-shell-send-region (start end)
+  "Send region content to shell and switch to it in insert mode."
+  (interactive "r")
+  (let ((python-mode-hook nil))
+    (python-shell-send-region start end)))
 
 (defun spacemacs/python-start-or-switch-repl ()
   "Start and/or switch to the REPL."
diff --git a/layers/+lang/python/packages.el b/layers/+lang/python/packages.el
index 0aad1b343..a66057282 100644
--- a/layers/+lang/python/packages.el
+++ b/layers/+lang/python/packages.el
@@ -324,12 +324,12 @@
         "db" 'spacemacs/python-toggle-breakpoint
         "ri" 'spacemacs/python-remove-unused-imports
         "sB" 'spacemacs/python-shell-send-buffer-switch
-        "sb" 'python-shell-send-buffer
+        "sb" 'spacemacs/python-shell-send-buffer
         "sF" 'spacemacs/python-shell-send-defun-switch
-        "sf" 'python-shell-send-defun
+        "sf" 'spacemacs/python-shell-send-defun
         "si" 'spacemacs/python-start-or-switch-repl
         "sR" 'spacemacs/python-shell-send-region-switch
-        "sr" 'python-shell-send-region)
+        "sr" 'spacemacs/python-shell-send-region)
 
       ;; Set `python-indent-guess-indent-offset' to `nil' to prevent guessing `python-indent-offset
       ;; (we call python-indent-guess-indent-offset manually so python-mode does not need to do it)