diff --git a/Formula/cassandra@2.1.rb b/Formula/cassandra@2.1.rb
index e7f0abbc83..0b360c41d7 100644
--- a/Formula/cassandra@2.1.rb
+++ b/Formula/cassandra@2.1.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class CassandraAT21 < Formula
 
   keg_only :versioned_formula
 
-  depends_on "python@2" if MacOS.version <= :snow_leopard
+  depends_on "python@2"
 
   # Only Yosemite has new enough setuptools for successful compile of the below deps.
   resource "setuptools" do