diff --git a/dev-python/rq/rq-0.13.0.ebuild b/dev-python/rq/rq-0.13.0.ebuild
index a3a8698d29fd1..960c5fa04b3ee 100644
--- a/dev-python/rq/rq-0.13.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/rq/rq-0.13.0.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_6 )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_6 )
 inherit distutils-r1
 
 DESCRIPTION="simple, lightweight library for creating and processing background jobs"
diff --git a/dev-python/rq/rq-1.0.ebuild b/dev-python/rq/rq-1.0.ebuild
index d58d830b9b07b..8fe00a9e7b897 100644
--- a/dev-python/rq/rq-1.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/rq/rq-1.0.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_6 python3_7 )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_6 python3_7 )
 inherit distutils-r1
 
 DESCRIPTION="simple, lightweight library for creating and processing background jobs"