diff --git a/dev-python/expects/expects-0.8.0.ebuild b/dev-python/expects/expects-0.8.0.ebuild
index c333518bd000f..28a0c94321f31 100644
--- a/dev-python/expects/expects-0.8.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/expects/expects-0.8.0.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} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_6 )
 
 inherit distutils-r1