diff --git a/dev-python/jwcrypto/jwcrypto-0.4.2.ebuild b/dev-python/jwcrypto/jwcrypto-0.4.2.ebuild
index 886733f05c907..e001979de9c67 100644
--- a/dev-python/jwcrypto/jwcrypto-0.4.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/jwcrypto/jwcrypto-0.4.2.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_6 )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_6 )
 inherit distutils-r1
 
 DESCRIPTION="Implements JWK,JWS,JWE specifications using python-cryptography"