diff --git a/toolchains/intel-2021_10_0/spack.yaml.jinja b/toolchains/intel-2021_10_0/spack.yaml.jinja
index 68544c845bef85e6a0c3a09a855e2a0e3df15bfb..bcf73edae5fd4d22dbea3e40c7fb3f9f6547cd4e 100644
--- a/toolchains/intel-2021_10_0/spack.yaml.jinja
+++ b/toolchains/intel-2021_10_0/spack.yaml.jinja
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ spack:
       require: "%{{ toolchain_compiler }}"
     bigdft-futile:
       require: "%{{ toolchain_compiler }}"
-    python:
-      require: "%{{ toolchain_compiler }}"
     parmetis:
       require: "%{{ toolchain_compiler }}"
     intel-oneapi-mkl: