diff --git a/dev-python/intervaltree/intervaltree-2.1.0.ebuild b/dev-python/intervaltree/intervaltree-2.1.0.ebuild
index adc107b445774..398d5f15eef2d 100644
--- a/dev-python/intervaltree/intervaltree-2.1.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/intervaltree/intervaltree-2.1.0.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=6
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_6 )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_6 )
 
 inherit distutils-r1