diff --git a/generator/mwm_diff/CMakeLists.txt b/generator/mwm_diff/CMakeLists.txt
index 45bdc224a8..a5e5901851 100644
--- a/generator/mwm_diff/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/generator/mwm_diff/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@ target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}
   coding
 )
 
+add_subdirectory(mwm_diff_tool)
+
 omim_add_test_subdirectory(mwm_diff_tests)
diff --git a/generator/mwm_diff/mwm_diff_tool/CMakeLists.txt b/generator/mwm_diff/mwm_diff_tool/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b68cca840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generator/mwm_diff/mwm_diff_tool/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+project(pymwm_diff)
+
+set(SRC mwm_diff_tool.cpp)
+
+omim_add_executable(${PROJECT_NAME} ${SRC})
+
+target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} mwm_diff)
diff --git a/generator/mwm_diff/mwm_diff_tool/mwm_diff_tool.cpp b/generator/mwm_diff/mwm_diff_tool/mwm_diff_tool.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5af6ec2f21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generator/mwm_diff/mwm_diff_tool/mwm_diff_tool.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#include "generator/mwm_diff/diff.hpp"
+
+#include "base/cancellable.hpp"
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+int main(int argc, char ** argv)
+{
+  if (argc < 5)
+  {
+    cout << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " make|apply olderMWMDir newerMWMDir diffDir\n"
+            "make\n"
+            "  Creates the diff between newer and older MWM versions at `diffDir`\n"
+            "apply\n"
+            "  Applies the diff at `diffDir` to the mwm at `olderMWMDir` and stores result at `newerMWMDir`.\n"
+            "WARNING: THERE IS NO MWM VALIDITY CHECK!\m";
+    return -1;
+  }
+  const string olderMWMDir{argv[2]}, newerMWMDir{argv[3]}, diffDir{argv[4]};
+  if (argv[1] == "make")
+    return generator::mwm_diff::MakeDiff(olderMWMDir, newerMWMDir, diffDir);
+
+  // apply
+  base::Cancellable cancellable;
+  auto const res = generator::mwm_diff::ApplyDiff(olderMWMDir, newerMWMDir, diffDir, cancellable);
+  if (res == generator::mwm_diff::DiffApplicationResult::Ok)
+    return 0;
+  return -1;  // Failed, Cancelled.
+}
diff --git a/generator/mwm_diff/pymwm_diff/CMakeLists.txt b/generator/mwm_diff/pymwm_diff/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 3244189937..0000000000
--- a/generator/mwm_diff/pymwm_diff/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-project(pymwm_diff)
-
-set(SRC bindings.cpp)
-
-omim_add_library(${PROJECT_NAME} MODULE ${SRC})
-
-target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} mwm_diff)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/generator/mwm_diff/pymwm_diff/bindings.cpp b/generator/mwm_diff/pymwm_diff/bindings.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 3bdb8ded79..0000000000
--- a/generator/mwm_diff/pymwm_diff/bindings.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-#include "generator/mwm_diff/diff.hpp"
-
-#include "base/assert.hpp"
-#include "base/cancellable.hpp"
-
-#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wreorder"
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-local-typedefs"
-#if defined(__clang__)
-#pragma clang diagnostic push
-#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-local-typedef"
-#endif
-
-#include "pyhelpers/module_version.hpp"
-
-#include <boost/python.hpp>
-
-#if defined(__clang__)
-#pragma clang diagnostic pop
-#endif
-#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-
-using namespace std;
-
-namespace
-{
-// Applies the diff at |diffPath| to the mwm at |oldMwmPath|. The resulting
-// mwm is stored at |newMwmPath|.
-// It is assumed that the file at |oldMwmPath| is a valid mwm and the file
-// at |diffPath| is a valid mwmdiff.
-// Returns true on success and false on failure.
-bool ApplyDiff(string const & oldMwmPath, string const & newMwmPath, string const & diffPath)
-{
-  base::Cancellable cancellable;
-  auto const result = generator::mwm_diff::ApplyDiff(oldMwmPath, newMwmPath, diffPath, cancellable);
-
-  switch (result)
-  {
-  case generator::mwm_diff::DiffApplicationResult::Ok:
-    return true;
-  case generator::mwm_diff::DiffApplicationResult::Failed:
-    return false;
-  case generator::mwm_diff::DiffApplicationResult::Cancelled:
-    UNREACHABLE();
-    break;
-  }
-
-  UNREACHABLE();
-}
-}  // namespace
-
-BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE(pymwm_diff)
-{
-  using namespace boost::python;
-  scope().attr("__version__") = PYBINDINGS_VERSION;
-
-  def("make_diff", generator::mwm_diff::MakeDiff);
-  def("apply_diff", ApplyDiff);
-}
diff --git a/generator/mwm_diff/pymwm_diff/setup.py b/generator/mwm_diff/pymwm_diff/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c40b857852..0000000000
--- a/generator/mwm_diff/pymwm_diff/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import os
-import sys
-module_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(module_dir, '..', '..', '..'))
-
-from pyhelpers.setup import setup_omim_pybinding
-
-
-NAME = "pymwm_diff"
-
-setup_omim_pybinding(name=NAME)
diff --git a/tools/python/maps_generator/generator/diffs.py b/tools/python/maps_generator/generator/diffs.py
index f0bc9d46cf..9b9df202b0 100644
--- a/tools/python/maps_generator/generator/diffs.py
+++ b/tools/python/maps_generator/generator/diffs.py
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import subprocess
 import warnings
 
-try:
-    from pymwm_diff import make_diff
-except ImportError:
-    warnings.warn('No pymwm_diff module found', ImportWarning)
-
-
 class Status:
     NO_NEW_VERSION = "Failed: new version doesn't exist: {new}"
     INTERNAL_ERROR = "Failed: internal error (C++ module) while calculating"
@@ -37,8 +32,8 @@ def calculate_diff(params):
     if out.exists():
         status = Status.NOTHING_TO_DO
     else:
-        res = make_diff(old.as_posix(), new.as_posix(), out.as_posix())
-        if not res:
+        res = subprocess.run("mwm_diff_tool " + old.as_posix() + " " + new.as_posix() + " " + out.as_posix())
+        if res.returncode != 0:
             return Status.INTERNAL_ERROR, params
 
     diff_size = out.stat().st_size