diff --git a/cobbler.spec b/cobbler.spec
index a403e66..6294f5f 100644
--- a/cobbler.spec
+++ b/cobbler.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-%{!?python_sitelib: %define python_sitelib %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}
-%{!?pyver: %define pyver %(%{__python} -c "import sys ; print sys.version[:3]" || echo 0)}
+%if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} <= 6
+%{!?__python2: %global __python2 /usr/bin/python2}
+%{!?python2_sitelib: %global python2_sitelib %(%{__python2} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())")}
+%{!?python2_sitearch: %global python2_sitearch %(%{__python2} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib(1))")}
+%endif
 
 %define _binaries_in_noarch_packages_terminate_build 0
 %global debug_package %{nil}
@@ -17,10 +20,11 @@ Url: http://www.cobblerd.org/
 
 BuildRequires: redhat-rpm-config
 BuildRequires: git
+BuildRequires: python2-devel
 BuildRequires: PyYAML
 BuildRequires: python-cheetah
+BuildRequires: python-setuptools
 
-Requires: python >= 2.3
 Requires: httpd
 Requires: tftp-server
 Requires: mod_wsgi
@@ -34,12 +38,10 @@ Requires: rsync
 Requires: syslinux
 
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} >= 6
-Requires: python(abi) >= %{pyver}
 Requires: genisoimage
 %else
 Requires: mkisofs
 %endif
-BuildRequires: python-setuptools
 Requires: yum-utils
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} >= 7
 BuildRequires: systemd-units
@@ -68,11 +70,11 @@ other applications.
 %setup -q
 
 %build
-%{__python} setup.py build
+%{__python2} setup.py build
 
 %install
 test "x$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" != "x" && rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-%{__python} setup.py install --optimize=1 --root=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT $PREFIX
+%{__python2} setup.py install --skip-build --root=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/httpd/conf.d
 mv config/cobbler.conf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/httpd/conf.d/
 mv config/cobbler_web.conf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/httpd/conf.d/
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ test "x$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" != "x" && rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 /etc/init.d/cobblerd
 %endif
 
-%{python_sitelib}/cobbler
+%{python2_sitelib}/cobbler
 
 %config(noreplace) /var/lib/cobbler
 %exclude /var/lib/cobbler/webui_sessions
@@ -240,9 +242,9 @@ test "x$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" != "x" && rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %config(noreplace) /etc/httpd/conf.d/cobbler.conf
 
-%exclude %{python_sitelib}/cobbler/sub_process.py*
+%exclude %{python2_sitelib}/cobbler/sub_process.py*
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} > 5
-%{python_sitelib}/cobbler*.egg-info
+%{python2_sitelib}/cobbler*.egg-info
 /var/lib/tftpboot/images
 %else
 /tftpboot/images
@@ -254,9 +256,7 @@ test "x$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" != "x" && rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 Summary: Helper tool that performs cobbler orders on remote machines
 Group: Applications/System
-Requires: python >= 2.0
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} >= 6
-Requires: python(abi) >= %{pyver}
 Requires: python-simplejson
 Requires: virt-install
 %endif
@@ -274,11 +274,11 @@ of an existing system.  For use with a boot-server configured with Cobbler
 %{_bindir}/koan
 %{_bindir}/ovz-install
 %{_bindir}/cobbler-register
-%{python_sitelib}/koan
+%{python2_sitelib}/koan
 
-%exclude %{python_sitelib}/koan/sub_process.py*
-%exclude %{python_sitelib}/koan/opt_parse.py*
-%exclude %{python_sitelib}/koan/text_wrap.py*
+%exclude %{python2_sitelib}/koan/sub_process.py*
+%exclude %{python2_sitelib}/koan/opt_parse.py*
+%exclude %{python2_sitelib}/koan/text_wrap.py*
 
 %{_mandir}/man1/koan.1.gz
 %{_mandir}/man1/cobbler-register.1.gz
@@ -294,9 +294,6 @@ Requires: cobbler
 Requires: Django >= 1.1.2
 Requires: mod_wsgi
 Requires: mod_ssl
-%if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} >= 6
-Requires: python(abi) >= %{pyver}
-%endif
 
 %description -n cobbler-web