diff --git a/dev-libs/Ice/Ice-3.6.5-r2.ebuild b/dev-libs/Ice/Ice-3.6.5-r2.ebuild
index 4a8f515..f96ffae 100644
--- a/dev-libs/Ice/Ice-3.6.5-r2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/Ice/Ice-3.6.5-r2.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8..10} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8,9} )
 
 RUBY_OPTIONAL="yes"
 USE_RUBY="ruby27"
diff --git a/dev-libs/Ice/Ice-3.6.9999.ebuild b/dev-libs/Ice/Ice-3.6.9999.ebuild
index c266d57..dac0ea3 100644
--- a/dev-libs/Ice/Ice-3.6.9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/Ice/Ice-3.6.9999.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8..10} )
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8,9} )
 
 RUBY_OPTIONAL="yes"
 USE_RUBY="ruby27"
diff --git a/dev-libs/Ice/Ice-3.7.9999.ebuild b/dev-libs/Ice/Ice-3.7.9999.ebuild
index a8d8d9d..f717037 100644
--- a/dev-libs/Ice/Ice-3.7.9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/Ice/Ice-3.7.9999.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8..10} )
+# no py3k10 support yet
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{8,9} )
 
 RUBY_OPTIONAL="yes"
 USE_RUBY="ruby27"