diff --git a/software/neoppod/software-common.cfg b/software/neoppod/software-common.cfg
index d461dbddad73481527dbe289603580a50fa74f03..5cd6d98f2105a54e205189801105538ce2fd0d55 100644
--- a/software/neoppod/software-common.cfg
+++ b/software/neoppod/software-common.cfg
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ part = python2.7
 
 [gcc:python2]
 # use old gcc version for old scipy version used in python2
-max_version = 8
 part = gcc-8.5
 
 [neoppod-repository]