diff --git a/dev-python/basho-erlastic/basho-erlastic-2.1.1.ebuild b/dev-python/basho-erlastic/basho-erlastic-2.1.1.ebuild
index 39b7750424790..4985dad88ade8 100644
--- a/dev-python/basho-erlastic/basho-erlastic-2.1.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/basho-erlastic/basho-erlastic-2.1.1.ebuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_6 )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_6 )
 
 inherit distutils-r1