diff --git a/package/python-xmltodict/Config.in b/package/python-xmltodict/Config.in
index cb12392c93..af2bbbf489 100644
--- a/package/python-xmltodict/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-xmltodict/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_XMLTODICT
 	bool "python-xmltodict"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYEXPAT if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON # runtime
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_PYEXPAT if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3 # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_PYEXPAT # runtime
 	help
 	  Makes working with XML feel like you are working with JSON.