diff --git a/package/python-dicttoxml/Config.in b/package/python-dicttoxml/Config.in
index e38a5f7909..145887eddc 100644
--- a/package/python-dicttoxml/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-dicttoxml/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_DICTTOXML
 	bool "python-dicttoxml"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYEXPAT if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_PYEXPAT if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_PYEXPAT
 	help
 	  Converts a Python dictionary or other native data type into
 	  a valid XML string.