diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
index 0da9155ed5917..9df8f5b284343 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ def audit_deps
           if @new_formula &&
              dep_f.keg_only_reason&.reason == :provided_by_macos &&
              dep_f.keg_only_reason.valid? &&
-             !%w[apr apr-util openblas openssl openssl@1.1].include?(dep.name)
+             !%w[apr apr-util openblas openssl openssl@1.1 python@2].include?(dep.name)
             new_formula_problem(
               "Dependency '#{dep.name}' is provided by macOS; " \
               "please replace 'depends_on' with 'uses_from_macos'.",