diff --git a/confluent_client/confluent_client.spec.tmpl b/confluent_client/confluent_client.spec.tmpl
index fc643ddd..3a80f7b3 100644
--- a/confluent_client/confluent_client.spec.tmpl
+++ b/confluent_client/confluent_client.spec.tmpl
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ python3 setup.py build
 %if "%{dist}" == ".el9"
 python3 setup.py build
 %else
-python2 setup.py build
+python3 setup.py build
 %endif
 %endif
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ python3 setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed -O1 --root=$RPM_BUI
 %if "%{dist}" == ".el9"
 python3 setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed -O1 --root=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT --record=INSTALLED_FILES --install-scripts=/opt/confluent/bin --install-purelib=/opt/confluent/lib/python
 %else
-python2 setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed -O1 --root=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT --record=INSTALLED_FILES --install-scripts=/opt/confluent/bin --install-purelib=/opt/confluent/lib/python
+python3 setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed -O1 --root=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT --record=INSTALLED_FILES --install-scripts=/opt/confluent/bin --install-purelib=/opt/confluent/lib/python
 %endif
 %endif
 
diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent_server.spec.tmpl b/confluent_server/confluent_server.spec.tmpl
index f442963f..30545818 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent_server.spec.tmpl
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent_server.spec.tmpl
@@ -32,15 +32,7 @@ Server for console management and systems management aggregation
 %setup -n %{name}-%{version} -n %{name}-%{version}
 
 %build
-%if "%{dist}" == ".el8"
 python3 setup.py build
-%else
-%if "%{dist}" == ".el9"
-python3 setup.py build
-%else
-python2 setup.py build
-%endif
-%endif
 
 %install
 %if "%{dist}" == ".el8"
@@ -49,7 +41,7 @@ python3 setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed -O1 --root=$RPM_BUI
 %if "%{dist}" == ".el9"
 python3 setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed -O1 --root=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT --record=INSTALLED_FILES.bare --install-purelib=/opt/confluent/lib/python --install-scripts=/opt/confluent/bin
 %else
-python2 setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed -O1 --root=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT --record=INSTALLED_FILES.bare --install-purelib=/opt/confluent/lib/python --install-scripts=/opt/confluent/bin
+python3 setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed -O1 --root=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT --record=INSTALLED_FILES.bare --install-purelib=/opt/confluent/lib/python --install-scripts=/opt/confluent/bin
 %endif
 %endif
 for file in $(grep confluent/__init__.py INSTALLED_FILES.bare); do