diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/rivet/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/rivet/default.nix
index 454c868dfcd2..3e80e5758522 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/rivet/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/rivet/default.nix
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postPatch = "patchShebangs ./src/Analyses/cat_with_lines";
 
-  pythonPath = []; # python wrapper support
-
   patches = [
     ./darwin.patch # configure relies on impure sw_vers to -Dunix
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index d5e80a375524..e27065d19732 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -17200,6 +17200,10 @@ in {
 
   readme_renderer = callPackage ../development/python-modules/readme_renderer { };
 
+  rivet = disabledIf isPy3k (toPythonModule (pkgs.rivet.override {
+    python2 = python;
+  }));
+
   rjsmin = callPackage ../development/python-modules/rjsmin { };
 
   pysolr = buildPythonPackage rec {