diff --git a/dev-python/demjson/demjson-2.2.4.ebuild b/dev-python/demjson/demjson-2.2.4.ebuild
index c6079a8834b6b..55bc5cc57392e 100644
--- a/dev-python/demjson/demjson-2.2.4.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/demjson/demjson-2.2.4.ebuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=5
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_6} pypy3 )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_6 pypy3 )
 
 inherit distutils-r1