diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-six/template b/srcpkgs/python-six/template
index b50e793b2c9..bae3a78bd13 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-six/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-six/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ wrksrc="six-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
 depends="python"
-checkdepends="python-pytest python3-pytest"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest"
 short_desc="Python 2 and 3 compatibility utilities (Python2)"
 maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ post_install() {
 }
 
 do_check() {
-	python -m pytest
 	python3 -m pytest
 }