diff --git a/dev-python/cliff/cliff-2.12.0-r2.ebuild b/dev-python/cliff/cliff-2.12.0-r2.ebuild
index ad16b17bab63e..a1af7fb8e25fa 100644
--- a/dev-python/cliff/cliff-2.12.0-r2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/cliff/cliff-2.12.0-r2.ebuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_6,3_7} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{3_6,3_7} )
 VIRTUALX_REQUIRED="test"
 
 inherit distutils-r1 virtualx
diff --git a/dev-python/cliff/cliff-2.12.0.ebuild b/dev-python/cliff/cliff-2.12.0.ebuild
index c22026b415218..fcd3f69df19d4 100644
--- a/dev-python/cliff/cliff-2.12.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/cliff/cliff-2.12.0.ebuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=6
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{2_7,3_6,3_7} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python{3_6,3_7} )
 
 inherit distutils-r1