diff --git a/python-ipywidgets.spec b/python-ipywidgets.spec
index cf5d364..603bfa8 100644
--- a/python-ipywidgets.spec
+++ b/python-ipywidgets.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
-%define         skip_python2 1
 Name:           python-ipywidgets
 Version:        7.5.1
 Release:        0