diff --git a/python-lxml.spec b/python-lxml.spec
index ce9a60b..cf75a2a 100644
--- a/python-lxml.spec
+++ b/python-lxml.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%if 0%{?fedora} > 12 || 0%{?rhel} > 5
+%if 0%{?fedora} > 12
 %global with_python3 1
 %endif
 
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-lxml
 Version:        2.3.3
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        ElementTree-like Python bindings for libxml2 and libxslt
 
 Group:          Development/Libraries
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Aug  3 2012 David Malcolm <dmalcolm@redhat.com> - 2.3.3-3
+- remove rhel logic from with_python3 conditional
+
 * Sat Jul 21 2012 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 2.3.3-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_18_Mass_Rebuild