diff --git a/python-requests-file.spec b/python-requests-file.spec
index 2469f4a..a4d1f0e 100644
--- a/python-requests-file.spec
+++ b/python-requests-file.spec
@@ -6,9 +6,16 @@
 %bcond_without python3
 %endif
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} > 7
+# Disable python2 build by default
+%bcond_with python2
+%else
+%bcond_without python2
+%endif
+
 Name:           python-%{srcname}
 Version:        1.4.3
-Release:        5%{?dist}
+Release:        6%{?dist}
 Summary:        Transport adapter for using file:// URLs with python-requests
 
 License:        ASL 2.0
@@ -23,6 +30,7 @@ library to allow local file system access via file:// URLs.
 
 This is the Python 2 version of the requests_file module
 
+%if %{with python2}
 %package -n python2-%{srcname}
 Summary:        Transport adapter for using file:// URLs with python-requests
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python2-%{srcname}}
@@ -40,6 +48,7 @@ Requests-File is a transport adapter for use with the Requests Python
 library to allow local file system access via file:// URLs.
 
 This is the Python 2 version of the requests_file module
+%endif
 
 %if %{with python3}
 %package -n python3-requests-file
@@ -66,28 +75,36 @@ This is the Python 3 version of the requests_file module
 rm -rf requests_file.egg-info
 
 %build
+%if %{with python2}
 %py2_build
+%endif
 %if %{with python3}
 %py3_build
 %endif
 
 %install
+%if %{with python2}
 %py2_install
+%endif
 %if %{with python3}
 %py3_install
 %endif
 
 %check
+%if %{with python2}
 %{__python2} setup.py test
+%endif
 %if %{with python3}
 %{__python3} setup.py test
 %endif
 
+%if %{with python2}
 %files -n python2-%{srcname}
 %license LICENSE
 %doc README.rst
 %{python2_sitelib}/requests_file.py*
 %{python2_sitelib}/requests_file*.egg-info*
+%endif
 
 %if %{with python3}
 %files -n python3-requests-file
@@ -99,6 +116,9 @@ rm -rf requests_file.egg-info
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar 16 2018 Iryna Shcherbina <ishcherb@redhat.com> - 1.4.3-6
+- Don't build Python 2 subpackage on EL > 7
+
 * Mon Feb 26 2018 Nick Bebout <nb@usi.edu> - 1.4.3-5
 - Add python2- prefix where possible