diff --git a/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-3.4.3-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-3.4.3-r1.ebuild
index fb10609c88d29..16b0f9e24cc5e 100644
--- a/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-3.4.3-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-3.4.3-r1.ebuild
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	wxwidgets? (
 		$(python_gen_cond_dep '
 			dev-python/wxpython:*[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-		' python3_{8,9})
+		')
 	)
 "
 
diff --git a/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-3.5.1.ebuild b/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-3.5.1.ebuild
index 25943ae57f0b5..a53f428ba6415 100644
--- a/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-3.5.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/matplotlib/matplotlib-3.5.1.ebuild
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	wxwidgets? (
 		$(python_gen_cond_dep '
 			dev-python/wxpython:*[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-		' python3_{8,9})
+		')
 	)
 "