diff --git a/tests/requirements/reqs-kafka-python-newest.txt b/tests/requirements/reqs-kafka-python-newest.txt
index d328a9142..52e05ab84 100644
--- a/tests/requirements/reqs-kafka-python-newest.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements/reqs-kafka-python-newest.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-kafka-python
+kafka-python<3