diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index db2ab8e5f0..701ff31990 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -11419,9 +11419,9 @@ (define-public python-pyasn1-modules
 (define-public python2-pyasn1-modules
   (package-with-python2 python-pyasn1-modules))
 
-(define-public python2-ipaddress
+(define-public python-ipaddress
   (package
-    (name "python2-ipaddress")
+    (name "python-ipaddress")
     (version "1.0.23")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
@@ -11430,17 +11430,17 @@ (define-public python2-ipaddress
                (base32
                 "1qp743h30s04m3cg3yk3fycad930jv17q7dsslj4mfw0jlvf1y5p"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
-    (arguments
-     `(#:python ,python-2))
     (home-page "https://github.com/phihag/ipaddress")
     (synopsis "IP address manipulation library")
     (description
       "This package provides a fast, lightweight IPv4/IPv6 manipulation library
  in Python.  This library is used to create, poke at, and manipulate IPv4 and
- IPv6 addresses and networks.  This is a port of the Python 3.3 ipaddress
- module to older versions of Python.")
+ IPv6 addresses and networks.")
     (license license:psfl)))
 
+(define-public python2-ipaddress
+  (package-with-python2 python-ipaddress))
+
 (define-public python-asn1tools
   (package
     (name "python-asn1tools")