diff --git a/srcpkgs/sublime-merge-bin b/srcpkgs/sublime-merge-bin
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..521a4f32931
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/sublime-merge-bin
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sublime-merge
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/sublime-merge-bin/template b/srcpkgs/sublime-merge-bin/template
deleted file mode 100644
index b2d4b79214c..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/sublime-merge-bin/template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-# Template file for 'sublime-merge-bin'
-pkgname=sublime-merge-bin
-version=2074
-revision=1
-archs="x86_64"
-wrksrc=sublime_merge
-hostmakedepends="w3m"
-depends="libpng gtk+ hicolor-icon-theme desktop-file-utils"
-short_desc="New Git client, from the makers of Sublime Text"
-maintainer="mobinmob <mobinmob@disroot.org>"
-license="custom:EULA"
-homepage="https://www.sublimemerge.com"
-changelog="https://www.sublimemerge.com/download"
-distfiles="https://download.sublimetext.com/sublime_merge_build_${version}_x64.tar.xz"
-checksum=444a39f4ba62d1f9803a9d1725ae08967dd52b147991188ca73db37eacf5310b
-_license_checksum=287d037b0ecedb68ae1e3138411d54b87172156effecd1987a5f85834aa26a24
-nopie=yes
-repository=nonfree
-restricted=yes
-replaces="sublime-merge>0"
-
-post_extract() {
-	$XBPS_FETCH_CMD https://www.sublimehq.com/eula
-	sed -n '
-		/is licensed.*not sold/p
-		/<ol>/,${ /<\/ol>/{x;p;d}; H }
-		$a </ol>
-	' <eula | w3m -dump -I utf-8 -T text/html >EULA
-
-	filesum="$(xbps-digest EULA)"
-	if [ "$filesum" != "$_license_checksum" ]; then
-		msg_error "SHA256 mismatch for EULA:\n$filesum\n"
-	fi
-}
-
-do_install() {
-	vmkdir "usr/bin"
-	vmkdir "opt/sublime_merge"
-	vcopy "*" opt/sublime_merge
-	vinstall "sublime_merge.desktop" 644 "usr/share/applications/"
-	for size in 16 32 48 128 256; do
-		vinstall "Icon/${size}x${size}/sublime-merge.png" 644 "usr/share/icons/hicolor/${size}x${size}/apps/"
-	done
-	ln -s /opt/sublime_merge/sublime_merge ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/subl-merge
-	vlicense EULA
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/sublime-merge/INSTALL.msg b/srcpkgs/sublime-merge/INSTALL.msg
deleted file mode 100644
index baae44d2cb8..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/sublime-merge/INSTALL.msg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-sublime-merge is replaced with the restricted sublime-merge-bin
-package, due to its license that restricts redistribution. 
-In order to install it you have to build it with xbps-src, please see:
-https://docs.voidlinux.org/xbps/repositories/restricted.html
diff --git a/srcpkgs/sublime-merge/template b/srcpkgs/sublime-merge/template
index 896d0596343..5a29d273a99 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sublime-merge/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sublime-merge/template
@@ -1,13 +1,50 @@
 # Template file for 'sublime-merge'
 pkgname=sublime-merge
-version=2032
-revision=1
-build_style=meta
-short_desc="Empty meta-package for sublime-merge"
+version=2074
+revision=2
+archs="x86_64"
+wrksrc=sublime_merge
+hostmakedepends="w3m"
+depends="libpng gtk+ hicolor-icon-theme desktop-file-utils"
+short_desc="New Git client, from the makers of Sublime Text"
 maintainer="mobinmob <mobinmob@disroot.org>"
-license="custom:EULA" #no vlicense check
+license="custom:EULA"
 homepage="https://www.sublimemerge.com"
+changelog="https://www.sublimemerge.com/download"
+distfiles="https://download.sublimetext.com/sublime_merge_build_${version}_x64.tar.xz"
+checksum=444a39f4ba62d1f9803a9d1725ae08967dd52b147991188ca73db37eacf5310b
+_license_checksum=287d037b0ecedb68ae1e3138411d54b87172156effecd1987a5f85834aa26a24
+nopie=yes
+repository=nonfree
+
+post_extract() {
+	$XBPS_FETCH_CMD https://www.sublimehq.com/eula
+	sed -n '
+		/is licensed.*not sold/p
+		/<ol>/,${ /<\/ol>/{x;p;d}; H }
+		$a </ol>
+	' <eula | w3m -dump -I utf-8 -T text/html >EULA
+
+	filesum="$(xbps-digest EULA)"
+	if [ "$filesum" != "$_license_checksum" ]; then
+		msg_error "SHA256 mismatch for EULA:\n$filesum\n"
+	fi
+}
 
 do_install() {
-	vdoc "${XBPS_SRCPKGDIR}/${pkgname}/INSTALL.msg"  README.voidlinux
+	vmkdir "usr/bin"
+	vmkdir "opt/sublime_merge"
+	vcopy "*" opt/sublime_merge
+	vinstall "sublime_merge.desktop" 644 "usr/share/applications/"
+	for size in 16 32 48 128 256; do
+		vinstall "Icon/${size}x${size}/sublime-merge.png" 644 "usr/share/icons/hicolor/${size}x${size}/apps/"
+	done
+	ln -s /opt/sublime_merge/sublime_merge ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/subl-merge
+	vlicense EULA
+}
+
+sublime-merge-bin_package() {
+	build_style=meta
+	short_desc+=" (transitional dummy package)"
+	depends="sublime-merge>=${version}_${revision}"
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/sublime-merge-bin/update b/srcpkgs/sublime-merge/update
similarity index 100%
rename from srcpkgs/sublime-merge-bin/update
rename to srcpkgs/sublime-merge/update