diff --git a/archlinux/PKGBUILD b/archlinux/PKGBUILD
index 6b0155a..824e3f6 100644
--- a/archlinux/PKGBUILD
+++ b/archlinux/PKGBUILD
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ arch=("x86_64")
 url="http://qubes-os.org/"
 license=('GPL')
 groups=()
-makedepends=(gcc make pkg-config "qubes-vm-utils>=3.1.3" qubes-libvchan qubes-db-vm qubes-vm-xen libx11 python2 python lsb-release pandoc)
+makedepends=(gcc make pkg-config "qubes-vm-utils>=3.1.3" qubes-libvchan qubes-db-vm qubes-vm-xen libx11 python lsb-release pandoc)
 checkdepends=()
 provides=()
 conflicts=()
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ build() {
 # * core systemd services and drop-ins
 # * basic network functionality (setting IP address, DNS, default gateway)
 package_qubes-vm-core() {
-    depends=("qubes-vm-utils>=3.1.3" python2 python-xdg ethtool ntp net-tools
+    depends=("qubes-vm-utils>=3.1.3" python-xdg ethtool ntp net-tools
              gnome-packagekit imagemagick fakeroot notification-daemon dconf
              zenity qubes-libvchan "qubes-db-vm>=3.2.1" haveged python-gobject
              python-dbus xdg-utils notification-daemon gawk sed procps-ng librsvg
              socat
              )
-    optdepends=(gnome-keyring gnome-settings-daemon python2-nautilus gpk-update-viewer qubes-vm-networking qubes-vm-keyring)
+    optdepends=(gnome-keyring gnome-settings-daemon python-nautilus gpk-update-viewer qubes-vm-networking qubes-vm-keyring)
     install=PKGBUILD.install
 
     # Note: Archlinux removed use of directory such as /sbin /bin /usr/sbin (https://mailman.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-dev-public/2012-March/022625.html)