diff --git a/conda_smithy/lint_recipe.py b/conda_smithy/lint_recipe.py
index a443d6b4d..fe3a2be08 100644
--- a/conda_smithy/lint_recipe.py
+++ b/conda_smithy/lint_recipe.py
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ def run_conda_forge_specific(
         test_reqs,
         outputs_section,
         noarch_value,
+        recipe_version,
         hints,
     )
 
diff --git a/conda_smithy/linter/hints.py b/conda_smithy/linter/hints.py
index 86e53475b..90d9ecf5a 100644
--- a/conda_smithy/linter/hints.py
+++ b/conda_smithy/linter/hints.py
@@ -235,7 +235,13 @@ def hint_pip_no_build_backend(host_or_build_section, package_name, hints):
 
 
 def hint_noarch_python_use_python_min(
-    host_reqs, run_reqs, test_reqs, outputs_section, noarch_value, hints
+    host_reqs,
+    run_reqs,
+    test_reqs,
+    outputs_section,
+    noarch_value,
+    recipe_version,
+    hints,
 ):
     if noarch_value == "python" and not outputs_section:
         for section_name, syntax, reqs in [
@@ -243,6 +249,11 @@ def hint_noarch_python_use_python_min(
             ("run", "python >={{ python_min }}", run_reqs),
             ("test.requires", "python ={{ python_min }}", test_reqs),
         ]:
+            if recipe_version == 1:
+                syntax = syntax.replace(
+                    "{{ python_min }}", "${{ python_min }}"
+                )
+
             for req in reqs:
                 if (
                     req.strip().split()[0] == "python"
diff --git a/news/2119-fix-lint-noarch-python-v1.rst b/news/2119-fix-lint-noarch-python-v1.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b0ce1dd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/2119-fix-lint-noarch-python-v1.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* Fixed ``noarch: python`` hint for v1 recipes. (#2119)
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>
diff --git a/tests/test_lint_recipe.py b/tests/test_lint_recipe.py
index 07ca3772a..2e74d1e6c 100644
--- a/tests/test_lint_recipe.py
+++ b/tests/test_lint_recipe.py
@@ -3190,5 +3190,93 @@ def test_hint_noarch_python_use_python_min(
         )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "meta_str,expected_hints",
+    [
+        (
+            textwrap.dedent(
+                """
+                package:
+                  name: python
+
+                requirements:
+                  run:
+                    - python
+                """
+            ),
+            [],
+        ),
+        (
+            textwrap.dedent(
+                """
+                package:
+                  name: python
+
+                build:
+                  noarch: python
+
+                requirements:
+                  run:
+                    - python
+                """
+            ),
+            [
+                "python ${{ python_min }}.*",
+                "python >=${{ python_min }}",
+                "python =${{ python_min }}",
+            ],
+        ),
+        (
+            textwrap.dedent(
+                """
+                package:
+                  name: python
+
+                build:
+                  noarch: python
+
+                requirements:
+                  host:
+                    - python ${{ python_min }}.*
+                  run:
+                    - python >=${{ python_min }}
+
+                tests:
+                  - requirements:
+                      run:
+                        - python =${{ python_min }}
+                """
+            ),
+            [],
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_hint_noarch_python_use_python_min_v1(
+    meta_str,
+    expected_hints,
+):
+    meta = get_yaml().load(meta_str)
+    lints = []
+    hints = []
+    linter.run_conda_forge_specific(
+        meta,
+        None,
+        lints,
+        hints,
+        recipe_version=1,
+    )
+
+    # make sure we have the expected hints
+    if expected_hints:
+        for expected_hint in expected_hints:
+            assert any(expected_hint in hint for hint in hints), hints
+    else:
+        assert all(
+            "noarch: python recipes should almost always follow the syntax in"
+            not in hint
+            for hint in hints
+        )
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()