diff --git a/dev-python/cvxopt/cvxopt-1.1.9.ebuild b/dev-python/cvxopt/cvxopt-1.1.9.ebuild
index 133148d8684d4..8846374a525cb 100644
--- a/dev-python/cvxopt/cvxopt-1.1.9.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/cvxopt/cvxopt-1.1.9.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_6 )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_6 )
 
 inherit distutils-r1 toolchain-funcs