diff --git a/dev-python/socketpool/socketpool-0.5.3-r2.ebuild b/dev-python/socketpool/socketpool-0.5.3-r2.ebuild
index e0fffe7af7aed..4d743c76a0893 100644
--- a/dev-python/socketpool/socketpool-0.5.3-r2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/socketpool/socketpool-0.5.3-r2.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7,8,9} pypy3 )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8,9} pypy3 )
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
diff --git a/dev-python/socketpool/socketpool-0.5.3-r3.ebuild b/dev-python/socketpool/socketpool-0.5.3-r3.ebuild
index 2239527fc95f2..43c365e9493c9 100644
--- a/dev-python/socketpool/socketpool-0.5.3-r3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/socketpool/socketpool-0.5.3-r3.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 python3_{6,7,8,9} pypy3 )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7,8,9} pypy3 )
 
 inherit distutils-r1