base commit: r522257
diff --git a/Mk/Uses/python.mk b/Mk/Uses/python.mk
index 0d10c42bbb87..9649e0386908 100644
--- a/Mk/Uses/python.mk
+++ b/Mk/Uses/python.mk
@@ -452,24 +452,20 @@ PKGNAMESUFFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMESUFFIX}
 # - If using a version restriction (USES=python:3.5+), from the first
 #   acceptable default Python version.
 # - From PYTHON_DEFAULT
 PY_FLAVOR=	py${_PYTHON_VERSION:S/.//}
 
 # Pass PYTHON_VERSION down the dependency chain. This ensures that
 # port A -> B -> C all will use the same python version and do not
 # try to find a different one, if the passed version fits into
 # the supported version range.
 PYTHON_VERSION?=	python${_PYTHON_VERSION}
-.if !defined(PYTHON_NO_DEPENDS) && \
-    ${PYTHON_VERSION} != python${PYTHON_DEFAULT}
-DEPENDS_ARGS+=		PYTHON_VERSION=${PYTHON_VERSION}
-.endif
 
 # NOTE:
 #
 #  PYTHON_VERSION will hold whatever is passed down the dependency chain.
 #  If a user runs `make PYTHON_VERSION=python3.5, PYTHON_VERSION will be
 #  set to 'python3.5'. A port however may require a different version,
 #  which is stored (above) in _PYTHON_VERSION.
 #  Every python bit below hence should use python${_PYTHON_VERSION}, since
 #  this is the value, the _port_ requires
 #