diff --git a/cups.spec b/cups.spec
index a6aaac5..f51dff1 100644
--- a/cups.spec
+++ b/cups.spec
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 
 # we still need something for python2...
 %if 0%{?rhel} >= 8 || 0%{?fedora}
-%bcond_without python3
+%global __python %{__python3}
 %else
-%bcond_with python3
+%global __python /usr/bin/python2
 %endif
 
 #%%global prever rc1
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Summary: CUPS printing system
 Name: cups
 Epoch: 1
 Version: 2.2.6
-Release: 53%{?dist}
+Release: 54%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+ and LGPLv2 with exceptions and AML
 Url: http://www.cups.org/
 Source0: https://github.com/apple/cups/releases/download/v%{VERSION}/cups-%{VERSION}-source.tar.gz
@@ -211,11 +211,7 @@ Requires(preun): systemd
 Requires(postun): systemd
 
 # for upgrade-get-document script
-%if %{with python3}
-Requires(post): python3
-%else
-Requires(post): python
-%endif
+Requires(post): %{__python}
 
 # We ship udev rules which use setfacl.
 Requires: systemd
@@ -621,11 +617,7 @@ s:.*\('%{_datadir}'/\)\([^/_]\+\)\(.*\.po$\):%lang(\2) \1\2\3:
 # install get-document upgrade script
 install -m 0755 %{SOURCE9} %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/upgrade_get_document
 
-%if %{with python3}
-  sed -i 's,@PYTHON_SHEBANG@,#!/usr/bin/python3,' %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/upgrade_get_document
-%else
-  sed -i 's,@PYTHON_SHEBANG@,#!/usr/bin/python,' %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/upgrade_get_document
-%endif
+sed -i 's,@PYTHON_SHEBANG@,#!%{__python},' %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/upgrade_get_document
 
 %post
 %systemd_post %{name}.path %{name}.socket %{name}.service
@@ -899,6 +891,9 @@ rm -f %{cups_serverbin}/backend/smb
 %{_mandir}/man5/ipptoolfile.5.gz
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep 12 2023 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 1:2.2.6-54
+- RHEL-2612 - cups pulls an unneeded dependency on python3
+
 * Tue Aug 29 2023 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 1:2.2.6-53
 - CVE-2023-32360 cups: Information leak through Cups-Get-Document operation