diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/statsmodels/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/statsmodels/default.nix
index 697bb624fe794f..ba6d0b64f54400 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/statsmodels/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/statsmodels/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "statsmodels";
   version = "0.11.1";
+  disabled = isPy27;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;