diff --git a/appliances/mongodb/package.use b/appliances/mongodb/package.use
index 4ee00fd..28c3f02 100644
--- a/appliances/mongodb/package.use
+++ b/appliances/mongodb/package.use
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ net-misc/wget ssl
 sys-apps/hwids udev
 sys-apps/kmod tools
 sys-apps/net-tools hostname
-sys-apps/portage python3 ipc
+sys-apps/portage ipc
 sys-apps/systemd acl
 sys-auth/pambase nullok sha512
 sys-devel/gcc cxx nptl