diff --git a/dev-python/jplephem/jplephem-2.6.ebuild b/dev-python/jplephem/jplephem-2.6.ebuild
index 058ec80ab8be1..aae6cd945fb3e 100644
--- a/dev-python/jplephem/jplephem-2.6.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/jplephem/jplephem-2.6.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_6} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_6 )
 
 inherit distutils-r1