diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index 2b1fd48de5..0794813a97 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ endif
 
 comment "Legacy options removed in 2022.02"
 
+config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON2
+	bool "host-python 2.7 support for U-Boot was removed"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+	help
+	  Option was removed together with python 2.7 support.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_BAD_PLUGIN_LIBMMS
 	bool "gst1-plugins-bad plugin libmms was removed"
 	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR
diff --git a/boot/uboot/Config.in b/boot/uboot/Config.in
index 1fd4dede92..953c36135e 100644
--- a/boot/uboot/Config.in
+++ b/boot/uboot/Config.in
@@ -143,45 +143,23 @@ config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC
 	  Select this option if your U-Boot board configuration
 	  requires the Device Tree compiler to be available.
 
-config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON
-	bool
-
-choice
-	bool "U-Boot needs host Python"
-
-config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON_NONE
-	bool "no"
-	depends on !BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON
-	help
-	  Select this option if U-Boot does not need any
-	  host python to build.
-
-config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON2
-	bool "python 2.x"
-	help
-	  Select this option if U-Boot needs a host Python 2.x
-	  interpreter. This is the case for some U-Boot
-	  configurations, prior to U-Boot 2020.01.
-
 config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON3
-	bool "python 3.x"
+	bool "U-Boot needs host python 3.x"
 	help
 	  Select this option if U-Boot needs a host Python 3.x
 	  interpreter. This is the case for some U-Boot
 	  configurations, after U-Boot 2020.01.
 
-endchoice
-
 config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYLIBFDT
 	bool "U-Boot needs pylibfdt"
-	select BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON
+	select BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON3
 	help
 	  Select this option if your U-Boot board configuration
 	  requires the Python libfdt library to be available.
 
 config BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYELFTOOLS
 	bool "U-Boot needs pyelftools"
-	select BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON
+	select BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON3
 	help
 	  Select this option if your U-Boot board configuration
 	  requires the Python pyelftools library to be available.
diff --git a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
index d05b9bb479..9e227fed91 100644
--- a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
+++ b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
@@ -207,9 +207,7 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC),y)
 UBOOT_DEPENDENCIES += host-dtc
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON2),y)
-UBOOT_DEPENDENCIES += host-python host-python-setuptools
-else ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON3),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON3),y)
 UBOOT_DEPENDENCIES += host-python3 host-python3-setuptools
 endif
 
@@ -218,12 +216,8 @@ UBOOT_DEPENDENCIES += host-swig
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYELFTOOLS),y)
-ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON2),y)
-UBOOT_DEPENDENCIES += host-python-pyelftools
-else ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON3),y)
 UBOOT_DEPENDENCIES += host-python3-pyelftools
 endif
-endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL),y)
 UBOOT_DEPENDENCIES += host-openssl