diff --git a/py2-future.spec b/archive/py2-future.spec
similarity index 100%
rename from py2-future.spec
rename to archive/py2-future.spec
diff --git a/python.spec b/archive/python.spec
similarity index 100%
rename from python.spec
rename to archive/python.spec
diff --git a/cmssw-tool-conf.spec b/cmssw-tool-conf.spec
index 43630a5d052..348624ff35d 100644
--- a/cmssw-tool-conf.spec
+++ b/cmssw-tool-conf.spec
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ Requires: photospp
 Requires: pyquen
 Requires: pythia6
 Requires: pythia8
-Requires: python
 Requires: python3
 Requires: root
 Requires: sherpa
diff --git a/coral-tool-conf.spec b/coral-tool-conf.spec
index b3153a25310..1aa024b47a2 100644
--- a/coral-tool-conf.spec
+++ b/coral-tool-conf.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ### RPM cms coral-tool-conf 10.0
 
 Requires: pcre
-Requires: python
+Requires: python3
 Requires: expat
 Requires: boost
 Requires: frontier_client
diff --git a/fwlite-tool-conf.spec b/fwlite-tool-conf.spec
index a8a04e19377..9e19ea76b90 100644
--- a/fwlite-tool-conf.spec
+++ b/fwlite-tool-conf.spec
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Requires: libpng
 Requires: libtiff
 Requires: libungif
 Requires: pcre
-Requires: python
 Requires: python3
 Requires: root
 Requires: sigcpp
diff --git a/fwlite_python_tools.spec b/fwlite_python_tools.spec
index 595cbb6872c..632892abda4 100644
--- a/fwlite_python_tools.spec
+++ b/fwlite_python_tools.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ### RPM external fwlite_python_tools 1.0
-## INITENV +PATH PYTHON27PATH %{i}/${PYTHON_LIB_SITE_PACKAGES}
 ## INITENV +PATH PYTHON3PATH %{i}/${PYTHON3_LIB_SITE_PACKAGES}
 Source: none
  
diff --git a/pcm_util.spec b/pcm_util.spec
index 871920087f7..69574053fda 100644
--- a/pcm_util.spec
+++ b/pcm_util.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ### RPM external pcm_util 1.0
 
 Source: none
-Requires: root clhep tinyxml2 boost fftw3 cuda python hepmc tbb gcc
+Requires: root clhep tinyxml2 boost fftw3 cuda python3 hepmc tbb gcc
 
 %prep
 
diff --git a/python_tools.spec b/python_tools.spec
index 7d308278669..a04aefc3a9f 100644
--- a/python_tools.spec
+++ b/python_tools.spec
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 ### RPM external python_tools 3.0
-## INITENV +PATH PYTHON27PATH %{i}/${PYTHON_LIB_SITE_PACKAGES}
 ## INITENV +PATH PYTHON3PATH %{i}/${PYTHON3_LIB_SITE_PACKAGES}
 Source: none
 
-Requires: root curl python python3 xrootd llvm hdf5 mxnet-predict yoda opencv
+Requires: root curl python3 xrootd llvm hdf5 mxnet-predict yoda opencv
 Requires: professor2 rivet frontier_client onnxruntime openldap
-Requires: py2-future
 
 Requires: py3-anyio
 Requires: py3-sniffio
diff --git a/tensorflow-sources.file b/tensorflow-sources.file
index d5b135f39f9..c52fc2605ed 100644
--- a/tensorflow-sources.file
+++ b/tensorflow-sources.file
@@ -105,16 +105,8 @@ echo '#!/bin/bash'                             > %{_builddir}/cms-pytool/python3
 echo "export PYTHON3PATH=\"${PYTHON3PATH}\""  >> %{_builddir}/cms-pytool/python3
 echo "$(which python3) \"\$@\""               >> %{_builddir}/cms-pytool/python3
 
-echo '#!/bin/bash'                             > %{_builddir}/cms-pytool/python2
-echo "export PYTHON27PATH=\"${PYTHON27PATH}\"" >> %{_builddir}/cms-pytool/python2
-echo "$(which python2) \"\$@\""                 >> %{_builddir}/cms-pytool/python2
-
-chmod +x %{_builddir}/cms-pytool/python2 %{_builddir}/cms-pytool/python3
-if [ "%{python_cmd}" = "python3" ] ; then
-  ln -s python3 %{_builddir}/cms-pytool/python
-else
-  ln -s python2 %{_builddir}/cms-pytool/python
-fi
+chmod +x %{_builddir}/cms-pytool/python3
+ln -s python3 %{_builddir}/cms-pytool/python
 export PATH=%{_builddir}/cms-pytool:$PATH
 
 # build tensorflow python targets