diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/requirements/language_module_dependency.rb b/Library/Homebrew/requirements/language_module_dependency.rb
index e62e615309..78dc90d150 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/requirements/language_module_dependency.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/requirements/language_module_dependency.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class LanguageModuleDependency < Requirement
       when :node then %W{/usr/bin/env node -e require('#{@import_name}');}
       when :ocaml then %W{/usr/bin/env opam list #{@import_name} | grep #{@import_name}}
       when :perl then %W{/usr/bin/env perl -e use\ #{@import_name}}
-      when :python then %W{/usr/bin/env python2 -c import\ #{@import_name}}
+      when :python then %W{/usr/bin/env python -c import\ #{@import_name}}
       when :python3 then %W{/usr/bin/env python3 -c import\ #{@import_name}}
       when :ruby then %W{/usr/bin/env ruby -rubygems -e require\ '#{@import_name}'}
       when :rbx then %W{/usr/bin/env rbx -rubygems -e require\ '#{@import_name}'}