diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-ttystatus/template b/srcpkgs/python-ttystatus/template
index 43c6568537d..52e3f462799 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-ttystatus/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-ttystatus/template
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ wrksrc="ttystatus-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
 makedepends="python-devel"
-depends="python>=2.7"
-python_versions="2.7"
+depends="python"
 pycompile_module="ttystatus"
 short_desc="Terminal progress bar and status output for Python2"
 maintainer="Eivind Uggedal <eivind@uggedal.com>"