diff --git a/qpid-proton.spec b/qpid-proton.spec
index 473bac4..46c9610 100644
--- a/qpid-proton.spec
+++ b/qpid-proton.spec
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@
 %filter_setup
 }
 
-%global pythonx python2
-
-%{!?__python2:%global __python2 %{__python}}
-%{!?__python2:%global python2_sitelib %{python_sitelib}}
-%{!?__python2:%global python2_sitearch %{python_sitearch}}
-%{!?__python2:%global pythonx python}
-
 Name:           qpid-proton
 Version:        0.30.0
 Release:        1%{?dist}
@@ -41,7 +34,6 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  libuuid-devel
 BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
-BuildRequires: %{pythonx}-devel
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} > 7
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-sphinx
@@ -259,10 +251,8 @@ cat %{buildroot}%{proton_datadir}/examples/python/proton_server.py >> %{buildroo
 mv %{buildroot}%{proton_datadir}/examples/python/proton_server.py.original %{buildroot}%{proton_datadir}/examples/python/proton_server.py
 %endif
 
-chmod +x %{buildroot}%{python2_sitearch}/_cproton.so
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} > 7
 chmod +x %{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch}/_cproton.so
-%endif
 
 %if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} <= 6
 install -pm 644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{proton_datadir}/