diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bluez/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bluez/default.nix
index b095096caa7..3882a742586 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bluez/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bluez/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, dbus, glib, alsaLib,
-  pythonPackages, readline, udev, libical,
+  python3, readline, udev, libical,
   systemd, enableWiimote ? false, enableMidi ? false }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "048r91vx9gs5nwwbah2s0xig04nwk14c5s0vb7qmaqdvighsmz2z";
   };
 
-  pythonPath = with pythonPackages; [
+  pythonPath = with python3.pkgs; [
     dbus-python pygobject2 pygobject3 recursivePthLoader
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    dbus glib alsaLib pythonPackages.python pythonPackages.wrapPython
+    dbus glib alsaLib python3 python3.pkgs.wrapPython
     readline udev libical
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/bluetooth/blueman/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/bluetooth/blueman/default.nix
index da562fde160..29c9a21465c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/bluetooth/blueman/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/bluetooth/blueman/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, intltool, pkgconfig, pythonPackages, bluez, gtk3
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, intltool, pkgconfig, python3Packages, bluez, gtk3
 , obex_data_server, xdg_utils, libnotify, dnsmasq, dhcp
 , hicolor-icon-theme, librsvg, wrapGAppsHook, gobjectIntrospection
 , withPulseAudio ? true, libpulseaudio }:
 
 let
+  pythonPackages = python3Packages;
   binPath = lib.makeBinPath [ xdg_utils dnsmasq dhcp ];
 
 in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {