diff --git a/scripts/osx64/pronterface.sh b/scripts/osx64/pronterface.sh
index 83896aa0c7..86e7c29b25 100755
--- a/scripts/osx64/pronterface.sh
+++ b/scripts/osx64/pronterface.sh
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-python2.7 -c 'import wx'
+python -c 'import wx'
 if [ $? != 0 ]; then
 	echo "Requires wx. Download and install (the Cocoa/64-bit variant) from:"
 	echo " http://www.wxpython.org/download.php"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-python2.7 -c 'import serial'
+python -c 'import serial'
 if [ $? != 0 ]; then
 	echo "Requires pyserial."
-	echo " sudo easy_install-2.7 pyserial"
+	echo " sudo easy_install pyserial"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 SCRIPT_DIR=`dirname $0`
-python2.7 ${SCRIPT_DIR}/Printrun/pronterface.py
+python ${SCRIPT_DIR}/Printrun/pronterface.py
 
diff --git a/scripts/osx64/skeinpypy.sh b/scripts/osx64/skeinpypy.sh
index 736b301881..14e10fbd9f 100755
--- a/scripts/osx64/skeinpypy.sh
+++ b/scripts/osx64/skeinpypy.sh
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-python2.7 -c 'import OpenGL'
+python -c 'import OpenGL'
 if [ $? != 0 ]; then
 	echo "Requires PyOpenGL"
-	echo " sudo easy_install-2.7 PyOpenGL"
+	echo " sudo easy_install PyOpenGL"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-python2.7 -c 'import wx'
+python -c 'import wx'
 if [ $? != 0 ]; then
 	echo "Requires wx. Download and install (the Cocoa/64-bit variant) from:"
 	echo " http://www.wxpython.org/download.php"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-python2.7 -c 'import serial'
+python -c 'import serial'
 if [ $? != 0 ]; then
 	echo "Requires pyserial."
-	echo " sudo easy_install-2.7 pyserial"
+	echo " sudo easy_install pyserial"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
 SCRIPT_DIR=`dirname $0`
-python2.7 ${SCRIPT_DIR}/SkeinPyPy/skeinpypy.py
+python ${SCRIPT_DIR}/SkeinPyPy/skeinpypy.py