diff --git a/media-libs/opencv/opencv3-3.4.3.recipe b/media-libs/opencv/opencv3-3.4.3.recipe
index 37e080e02..92756ffc3 100644
--- a/media-libs/opencv/opencv3-3.4.3.recipe
+++ b/media-libs/opencv/opencv3-3.4.3.recipe
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 	cmd:make
 #	cmd:matlab # maybe later
 	cmd:pkg_config$secondaryArchSuffix
-#	cmd:python2
 	cmd:python${pythonVersion}
 	"
 
diff --git a/media-libs/openimageio/openimageio-1.8.6.recipe b/media-libs/openimageio/openimageio-1.8.6.recipe
index 86fb602a7..68e8ef00f 100644
--- a/media-libs/openimageio/openimageio-1.8.6.recipe
+++ b/media-libs/openimageio/openimageio-1.8.6.recipe
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ PROVIDES="
 	"
 REQUIRES="
 	haiku$secondaryArchSuffix
-#	cmd:python2
 #	lib:libavcodec$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libboost_atomic$secondaryArchSuffix
 	lib:libboost_chrono$secondaryArchSuffix
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ BUILD_PREREQUIRES="
 	cmd:ld$secondaryArchSuffix
 	cmd:make
 	cmd:pkg_config$secondaryArchSuffix
-#	cmd:python2
 	"
 
 defineDebugInfoPackage openimageio$secondaryArchSuffix \