diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3/template b/srcpkgs/python3/template
index 30055a201a6..85cd88971a4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3/template
@@ -75,7 +75,11 @@ do_check() {
 
 do_install() {
 	make DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} install maninstall
+
+	# Put the license in the usual location and remove from the libdir
+	# to prevent the XBPS trigger from attempting to byte-compile it
 	vlicense LICENSE
+	rm ${DESTDIR}/${py3_lib}/LICENSE.txt
 
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/2to3
 	# Remove files that belong to python3-tkinter and idle-python3