diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index 555cb05a..a12a230c 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ Allowed values:
     - 3/3.3/... means you are going to install the python3/python3.3/...
       package, if available on your osfamily.
 
-Default value: `$python::params::version`
+Default value: `'3'`
 
 ##### `pip`
 
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index a184b2aa..74da7eb6 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #
 class python (
   Python::Package::Ensure    $ensure                      = $python::params::ensure,
-  Python::Version            $version                     = $python::params::version,
+  Python::Version            $version                     = '3',
   Python::Package::Ensure    $pip                         = $python::params::pip,
   Python::Package::Ensure    $dev                         = $python::params::dev,
   Python::Package::Ensure    $gunicorn                    = $python::params::gunicorn,
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 89a5ccce..e1ed7c21 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -45,12 +45,4 @@
     'RedHat' => 'python-gunicorn',
     default  => 'gunicorn',
   }
-
-  if $facts['os']['family'] == 'RedHat' and $facts['os']['release']['major'] == '8' {
-    $version = '3'
-  } elsif $facts['os']['release']['major'] == '20.04' {
-    $version = '3'
-  } else {
-    $version = 'system'
-  }
 }
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/pyvenv_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/pyvenv_spec.rb
index f648fa31..c137d0b9 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/pyvenv_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/pyvenv_spec.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'spec_helper_acceptance'
 
-describe 'python::pyvenv defined resource' do
+describe 'python::pyvenv defined resource with python 3' do
   context 'minimal parameters' do
     # Using puppet_apply as a helper
     it 'works with no errors' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/python_spec.rb b/spec/classes/python_spec.rb
index 28f5f1f4..f8223d2d 100644
--- a/spec/classes/python_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/python_spec.rb
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@
           it { is_expected.to contain_class('python::install') }
           # Base Suse packages.
           it { is_expected.to contain_package('python') }
-          it { is_expected.to contain_package('python-dev').with_name('python-devel') }
-          it { is_expected.to contain_package('python-dev').with_alias('python-devel') }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_package('python-dev').with_name('python3-devel') }
+          it { is_expected.to contain_package('python-dev').with_alias('python3-devel') }
           it { is_expected.to contain_package('pip') }
 
           describe 'with python::dev' do