diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/default.nix
index 6bee51f64232..608486c3aa1e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/default.nix
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ in {
     sourceVersion = {
       major = "7";
       minor = "3";
-      patch = "6";
+      patch = "8";
     };
-    sha256 = "sha256-ghJ/Q/rmznXUfWxFOfjB6jcunC2/pA+ui1g1HVInk6Q="; # linux64
+    sha256 = "0h493q0lhpz035afi4g09f4mz5a72vqx4sa7qcry5z4zagxq8bhz"; # linux64
     pythonVersion = "2.7";
     inherit passthruFun;
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/pypy/prebuilt_2_7.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/pypy/prebuilt_2_7.nix
index 460af1cc67b4..877a00efa483 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/pypy/prebuilt_2_7.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/pypy/prebuilt_2_7.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 # Dependencies
 , bzip2
 , zlib
-, openssl_1_0_2
 , expat
 , ncurses6
 , tcl-8_5
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ let
   deps = [
     bzip2
     zlib
-    openssl_1_0_2
     expat
     ncurses6
     tcl-8_5