diff --git a/dev-python/bitstring/bitstring-3.1.5.ebuild b/dev-python/bitstring/bitstring-3.1.5.ebuild
index 893b6edc11e25..9b3acf13d2a3a 100644
--- a/dev-python/bitstring/bitstring-3.1.5.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/bitstring/bitstring-3.1.5.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} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_6 )
 inherit distutils-r1
 
 DESCRIPTION="A pure Python module for creation and analysis of binary data"