diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/misc/desktop-effects-tde/debian/control b/debian/_base/applications/misc/desktop-effects-tde/debian/control
index 17c5b285b..bdd07df92 100644
--- a/debian/_base/applications/misc/desktop-effects-tde/debian/control
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/misc/desktop-effects-tde/debian/control
@@ -3,16 +3,15 @@ Section: tde
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: TDE Debian Team <team-debian@trinitydesktop.org>
 Build-Depends-Indep: cdbs, debhelper (>= 9~), quilt, tde-cmake, ninja-build, tdelibs-trinity-dev,
- python-support (>= 0.6) | dh-python, python-all-dev, pytde-dev
+ dh-python, python3-all-dev, pytde-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.8.4
-XS-Python-Version: all
+X-Python3-Version: all
 
 Package: desktop-effects-tde-trinity
 Architecture: all
-Depends: ${python:Depends}, python-pytqt, python-pytde
+Depends: ${python3:Depends}, python3-apt, python3-pytqt, python3-pytde
 Replaces: desktop-effects-kde-trinity (<< 4:14.0.0~)
 Breaks: desktop-effects-kde-trinity (<< 4:14.0.0~)
-XB-Python-Version: ${python:Versions}
 Description: compiz setup tool for Trinity
  A simple Compiz configuration tool for Trinity.  Installs and sets Compiz
  as the window manager.
diff --git a/debian/_base/applications/misc/desktop-effects-tde/debian/rules b/debian/_base/applications/misc/desktop-effects-tde/debian/rules
index 5853ba38f..bcea12716 100755
--- a/debian/_base/applications/misc/desktop-effects-tde/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/_base/applications/misc/desktop-effects-tde/debian/rules
@@ -16,13 +16,5 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DBUILD_ALL="ON" \
  -DWITH_ALL_OPTIONS="ON"
 
-DH_PYTHON2 = $(if $(wildcard /usr/bin/dh_python2),dh_python2,dh_pysupport)
-
-post-patches::
-	# make sure that python binary exists
-	# since the existing code is still dependent on python2
-	# and cdbs uses python as the default binary name
-	test -x /usr/bin/python || ln -s python2 /usr/bin/python
-
 binary-install/desktop-effects-tde-trinity::
-	${DH_PYTHON2} -pdesktop-effects-tde-trinity
+	dh_python3 -p $(cdbs_curpkg) --shebang=/usr/bin/python3 /opt/trinity/bin
diff --git a/ubuntu/_base/applications/misc/desktop-effects-tde/debian/control b/ubuntu/_base/applications/misc/desktop-effects-tde/debian/control
index 762675323..ded360aa2 100644
--- a/ubuntu/_base/applications/misc/desktop-effects-tde/debian/control
+++ b/ubuntu/_base/applications/misc/desktop-effects-tde/debian/control
@@ -3,16 +3,15 @@ Section: tde
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: TDE Debian Team <team-debian@trinitydesktop.org>
 Build-Depends-Indep: cdbs, debhelper (>= 9~), quilt, tde-cmake, ninja-build, tdelibs-trinity-dev,
- python-support (>= 0.6) | dh-python, python-all-dev, pytde-dev
+ dh-python, python3-all-dev, pytde-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.8.4
-XS-Python-Version: all
+X-Python3-Version: all
 
 Package: desktop-effects-tde-trinity
 Architecture: all
-Depends: ${python:Depends}, python-pytqt, python-pytde
+Depends: ${python3:Depends}, python3-apt, python3-pytqt, python3-pytde
 Replaces: desktop-effects-kde-kde3 (<< 4:14.0.0~), desktop-effects-kde-trinity (<< 4:14.0.0~)
 Breaks: desktop-effects-kde-kde3 (<< 4:14.0.0~), desktop-effects-kde-trinity (<< 4:14.0.0~)
-XB-Python-Version: ${python:Versions}
 Description: compiz setup tool for Trinity
  A simple Compiz configuration tool for Trinity.  Installs and sets Compiz
  as the window manager.
diff --git a/ubuntu/_base/applications/misc/desktop-effects-tde/debian/rules b/ubuntu/_base/applications/misc/desktop-effects-tde/debian/rules
index 5853ba38f..bcea12716 100755
--- a/ubuntu/_base/applications/misc/desktop-effects-tde/debian/rules
+++ b/ubuntu/_base/applications/misc/desktop-effects-tde/debian/rules
@@ -16,13 +16,5 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DBUILD_ALL="ON" \
  -DWITH_ALL_OPTIONS="ON"
 
-DH_PYTHON2 = $(if $(wildcard /usr/bin/dh_python2),dh_python2,dh_pysupport)
-
-post-patches::
-	# make sure that python binary exists
-	# since the existing code is still dependent on python2
-	# and cdbs uses python as the default binary name
-	test -x /usr/bin/python || ln -s python2 /usr/bin/python
-
 binary-install/desktop-effects-tde-trinity::
-	${DH_PYTHON2} -pdesktop-effects-tde-trinity
+	dh_python3 -p $(cdbs_curpkg) --shebang=/usr/bin/python3 /opt/trinity/bin