diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-cliapp/template b/srcpkgs/python-cliapp/template
index 16872fdb5d3..64814a59d27 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-cliapp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-cliapp/template
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ wrksrc="cliapp-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
 makedepends="python-devel"
-depends="python>=2.7"
-python_versions="2.7"
+depends="python"
 pycompile_module="cliapp"
 short_desc="Framework for Unix-like command line programs for Python2"
 maintainer="Eivind Uggedal <eivind@uggedal.com>"