diff --git a/scripts/spdxcheck-test.sh b/scripts/spdxcheck-test.sh
index cfea6a0d1cc0..cb76324756bd 100644
--- a/scripts/spdxcheck-test.sh
+++ b/scripts/spdxcheck-test.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-for PYTHON in python2 python3; do
-	# run check on a text and a binary file
-	for FILE in Makefile Documentation/logo.gif; do
-		$PYTHON scripts/spdxcheck.py $FILE
-		$PYTHON scripts/spdxcheck.py - < $FILE
-	done
-
-	# run check on complete tree to catch any other issues
-	$PYTHON scripts/spdxcheck.py > /dev/null
+# run check on a text and a binary file
+for FILE in Makefile Documentation/logo.gif; do
+	python3 scripts/spdxcheck.py $FILE
+	python3 scripts/spdxcheck.py - < $FILE
 done
+
+# run check on complete tree to catch any other issues
+python3 scripts/spdxcheck.py > /dev/null