diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f3db78a4fd65..b49048d226f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -9702,6 +9702,8 @@ let
     version = "2.1.1";
     name = "simpleparse-${version}";
 
+    disabled = isPy3k || isPyPy;
+
     src = pkgs.fetchurl {
       url = "https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/S/SimpleParse/SimpleParse-${version}.tar.gz";
       sha256 = "1n8msk71lpl3kv086xr2sv68ppgz6228575xfnbszc6p1mwr64rg";