diff --git a/dev-python/irc/irc-16.3.ebuild b/dev-python/irc/irc-16.3.ebuild
index 9e1351a244bc1..f917dce5e7c42 100644
--- a/dev-python/irc/irc-16.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/irc/irc-16.3.ebuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=7
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_{6,7}} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7} )
 
 inherit distutils-r1