diff --git a/dev-python/ws4py/ws4py-0.3.4-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/ws4py/ws4py-0.3.4-r1.ebuild
index 8637c49058411..d6697eff1d247 100644
--- a/dev-python/ws4py/ws4py-0.3.4-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/ws4py/ws4py-0.3.4-r1.ebuild
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # pypy is viable but better with a cutdown set of deps
 
 EAPI=5
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_6} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_6 )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads?"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 # doc build requires sphinxcontrib ext packages absent from portage
 
 RDEPEND=">=dev-python/greenlet-0.4.1[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-		$(python_gen_cond_dep 'dev-python/gevent[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]' python2_7)
 		>=dev-python/cython-0.19.1[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 		client? ( >=www-servers/tornado-3.1[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )
 		server? ( <dev-python/cherrypy-9[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )"
diff --git a/dev-python/ws4py/ws4py-0.5.1.ebuild b/dev-python/ws4py/ws4py-0.5.1.ebuild
index 34de8e37ab89c..38507310ab2a7 100644
--- a/dev-python/ws4py/ws4py-0.5.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/ws4py/ws4py-0.5.1.ebuild
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # pypy is viable but better with a cutdown set of deps
 
 EAPI=6
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_6} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_6 )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads?"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 # doc build requires sphinxcontrib ext packages absent from portage
 
 RDEPEND=">=dev-python/greenlet-0.4.1[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-		$(python_gen_cond_dep 'dev-python/gevent[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]' python2_7)
 		>=dev-python/cython-0.19.1[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 		client? ( >=www-servers/tornado-3.1[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )
 		server? ( >=dev-python/cherrypy-3.2.4[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )"
diff --git a/dev-python/ws4py/ws4py-9999.ebuild b/dev-python/ws4py/ws4py-9999.ebuild
index 5c1543f24678a..461f735ab784d 100644
--- a/dev-python/ws4py/ws4py-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/ws4py/ws4py-9999.ebuild
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # pypy is viable but better with a cutdown set of deps
 
 EAPI=6
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_6} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_6 )
 PYTHON_REQ_USE="threads?"
 
 inherit distutils-r1
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 # doc build requires sphinxcontrib ext packages absent from portage
 
 RDEPEND=">=dev-python/greenlet-0.4.1[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-		$(python_gen_cond_dep 'dev-python/gevent[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]' python2_7)
 		>=dev-python/cython-0.19.1[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 		client? ( >=www-servers/tornado-3.1[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )
 		server? ( >=dev-python/cherrypy-3.2.4[${PYTHON_USEDEP}] )"