diff --git a/mypy/config_parser.py b/mypy/config_parser.py
index 52b41d6ee2f7..fd20ef71a94f 100644
--- a/mypy/config_parser.py
+++ b/mypy/config_parser.py
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ def parse_version(v: Union[str, float]) -> Tuple[int, int]:
     if not m:
         raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(f"Invalid python version '{v}' (expected format: 'x.y')")
     major, minor = int(m.group(1)), int(m.group(2))
-    if major == 2:
-        if minor != 7:
-            raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(f"Python 2.{minor} is not supported (must be 2.7)")
+    if major == 2 and minor == 7:
+        pass  # Error raised elsewhere
     elif major == 3:
         if minor < defaults.PYTHON3_VERSION_MIN[1]:
             msg = "Python 3.{0} is not supported (must be {1}.{2} or higher)".format(
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ def parse_version(v: Union[str, float]) -> Tuple[int, int]:
             raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(msg)
     else:
         raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError(
-            f"Python major version '{major}' out of range (must be 2 or 3)"
+            f"Python major version '{major}' out of range (must be 3)"
         )
     return major, minor
 
diff --git a/test-data/unit/cmdline.test b/test-data/unit/cmdline.test
index 020f06dbea24..81c478feeb3f 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/cmdline.test
+++ b/test-data/unit/cmdline.test
@@ -604,16 +604,7 @@ pyproject.toml: [mypy]: python_version: Python 3.1 is not supported (must be 3.4
 \[mypy]
 python_version = 1.0
 [out]
-mypy.ini: [mypy]: python_version: Python major version '1' out of range (must be 2 or 3)
-== Return code: 0
-
-[case testPythonVersionTooOld26]
-# cmd: mypy -c pass
-[file mypy.ini]
-\[mypy]
-python_version = 2.6
-[out]
-mypy.ini: [mypy]: python_version: Python 2.6 is not supported (must be 2.7)
+mypy.ini: [mypy]: python_version: Python major version '1' out of range (must be 3)
 == Return code: 0
 
 [case testPythonVersionTooOld33]
@@ -625,25 +616,16 @@ python_version = 3.3
 mypy.ini: [mypy]: python_version: Python 3.3 is not supported (must be 3.4 or higher)
 == Return code: 0
 
-[case testPythonVersionTooNew28]
-# cmd: mypy -c pass
-[file mypy.ini]
-\[mypy]
-python_version = 2.8
-[out]
-mypy.ini: [mypy]: python_version: Python 2.8 is not supported (must be 2.7)
-== Return code: 0
-
 [case testPythonVersionTooNew40]
 # cmd: mypy -c pass
 [file mypy.ini]
 \[mypy]
 python_version = 4.0
 [out]
-mypy.ini: [mypy]: python_version: Python major version '4' out of range (must be 2 or 3)
+mypy.ini: [mypy]: python_version: Python major version '4' out of range (must be 3)
 == Return code: 0
 
-[case testPythonVersionAccepted27]
+[case testPythonVersionTooDead27]
 # cmd: mypy -c pass
 [file mypy.ini]
 \[mypy]