diff --git a/toolchains/intel-2021_10_0-impi-2021_10_0/spack.yaml.jinja b/toolchains/intel-2021_10_0-impi-2021_10_0/spack.yaml.jinja
index 197212be21d4ffbf9e3b870643f71b8be5e8955c..23c28f140a77e0a22aade139f3fbee4d543c6991 100644
--- a/toolchains/intel-2021_10_0-impi-2021_10_0/spack.yaml.jinja
+++ b/toolchains/intel-2021_10_0-impi-2021_10_0/spack.yaml.jinja
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ spack:
       require: "%{{ toolchain_compiler }}"
     bigdft-futile:
       require: "%{{ toolchain_compiler }}"
-    python:
-      require: "%{{ toolchain_compiler }}"
     metis:
       require: "%{{ toolchain_compiler }}"
     parmetis: