diff --git a/package/python-couchdb/Config.in b/package/python-couchdb/Config.in
index 9156883b38..5bff75750b 100644
--- a/package/python-couchdb/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-couchdb/Config.in
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_COUCHDB
 	bool "python-couchdb"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_SSL if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON # runtime
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_SSL if BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3 # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_SSL # runtime
 	help
 	  Python client library for working with CouchDB.