diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index cc877490a9d..230d01a9fd5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13075,7 +13075,7 @@ in
   libxmi = callPackage ../development/libraries/libxmi { };
 
   libxml2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/libxml2 {
-    python = if stdenv.isDarwin then python2 else python3;
+    python = python3;
   };
 
   libxml2Python = let