diff --git a/dev-python/tekore/tekore-1.5.0.ebuild b/dev-python/tekore/tekore-1.5.0.ebuild
index a61bf2ad87..53e4cb7b4f 100644
--- a/dev-python/tekore/tekore-1.5.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/tekore/tekore-1.5.0.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{6,7} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_6 )
 
 inherit distutils-r1
 
@@ -17,19 +17,21 @@ KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
 SLOT="0"
 
 # tests fail with py3_6
-RESTRICT="python_targets_python3_6? ( test )"
+RESTRICT="test"
 
 RDEPEND="
 	dev-python/requests[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	~dev-python/httpx-0.11.1[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	media-sound/spotify
-	python_targets_python3_6? ( dev-python/dataclasses[python_targets_python3_6] )"
+	$(python_gen_cond_dep 'dev-python/dataclasses[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]' python3_6)
+"
 
 DOCS="readme.rst"
 
 distutils_enable_tests pytest
 distutils_enable_sphinx docs/src dev-python/sphinx_rtd_theme dev-python/sphinx-autodoc-typehints
 
+#is this necessary?
 python_test() {
 	pytest -vv tests/* || die "Tests fail with ${EPYTHON}"
 }