diff --git a/srcpkgs/libpeas/template b/srcpkgs/libpeas/template
index 11e04e57333..76b17596be9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libpeas/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libpeas/template
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ build_helper="gir"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool glib-devel python python3 lua51"
 makedepends="vala-devel gtk+3-devel python3-gobject-devel python-gobject-devel
  glade3-devel lua51-devel"
-depends="python3-gobject hicolor-icon-theme gjs>=1.38
- $(vopt_if python2 python-gobject)"
+depends="python3-gobject hicolor-icon-theme gjs>=1.38"
 short_desc="Gobject-based plugins engine"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"