diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vcrpy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vcrpy/default.nix
index e67bbc59e93..7766e75ba05 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vcrpy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vcrpy/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { buildPythonPackage
 , lib
+, isPy27
 , six
 , fetchPypi
 , pyyaml
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "vcrpy";
   version = "4.1.1";
 
+  disabled = isPy27;
+
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "57095bf22fc0a2d99ee9674cdafebed0f3ba763018582450706f7d3a74fff599";