diff --git a/recipes/mailchecker/meta.yaml b/recipes/mailchecker/meta.yaml
index f36141d8447d9..5511383e93659 100644
--- a/recipes/mailchecker/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/mailchecker/meta.yaml
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ build:
 requirements:
   host:
     - pip
-    - python >=2.7
+    - python >=3.4
   run:
-    - python >=2.7
+    - python >=3.4
 
 test:
   imports:
diff --git a/recipes/python-benedict/meta.yaml b/recipes/python-benedict/meta.yaml
index 9f21e0ab55677..7d6ad7cef72b7 100644
--- a/recipes/python-benedict/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipes/python-benedict/meta.yaml
@@ -12,19 +12,18 @@ source:
 
 build:
   number: 0
-  skip: true  # [py<27]
+  noarch: python
   script: {{ PYTHON }} -m pip install . --no-deps -vv
 
 requirements:
   host:
     - pip
-    - python
+    - python >=3.4
   run:
-    - ftfy <5.0  # [py==27]
-    - ftfy  # [py>=34]
+    - ftfy
     - mailchecker
     - phonenumbers
-    - python
+    - python >=3.4
     - python-dateutil
     - python-slugify
     - pyyaml