diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-msgpack/template b/srcpkgs/python-msgpack/template
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--- a/srcpkgs/python-msgpack/template
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@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# Template file for 'python-msgpack'
-pkgname=python-msgpack
-version=1.0.0
-revision=2
-wrksrc="msgpack-${version}"
-build_style=python-module
-hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
-makedepends="python-devel python3-devel"
-checkdepends="python-pytest python3-pytest"
-short_desc="Python module for Msgpack serializer (Python2)"
-maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
-license="Apache-2.0"
-homepage="https://msgpack.org/"
-distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/m/msgpack/msgpack-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=9534d5cc480d4aff720233411a1f765be90885750b07df772380b34c10ecb5c0
-
-do_check() {
-	PYTHONPATH=$(pwd)/build-$py2_ver/lib python2 -m pytest
-	PYTHONPATH=$(pwd)/build-$py3_ver/lib python3 -m pytest
-}
-
-python3-msgpack_package() {
-	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/lib/python3*
-	}
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-msgpack b/srcpkgs/python3-msgpack
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--- a/srcpkgs/python3-msgpack
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-python-msgpack
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-msgpack/template b/srcpkgs/python3-msgpack/template
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@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Template file for 'python3-msgpack'
+pkgname=python3-msgpack
+version=1.0.0
+revision=3
+wrksrc="msgpack-${version}"
+build_style=python3-module
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+makedepends="python3-devel"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest"
+short_desc="Python module for Msgpack serializer (Python3)"
+maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
+license="Apache-2.0"
+homepage="https://msgpack.org/"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/m/msgpack/msgpack-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=9534d5cc480d4aff720233411a1f765be90885750b07df772380b34c10ecb5c0
+
+do_check() {
+	PYTHONPATH=$PWD/build/lib python3 -m pytest
+}