diff --git a/srcpkgs/chuck/template b/srcpkgs/chuck/template
index 59a4f787545..d3e8b67c77a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chuck/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chuck/template
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 pkgname=chuck
 version=1.4.1.1
 revision=1
-create_wrksrc=yes
 build_wrksrc=src
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_use_env=yes
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ checksum=4459ee6f151da72dcde1525e0afe05329d61086356b168ecfc0bc3a570290f63
 
 
 post_extract() {
-	mv chuck-${version}/* .
 	# use CC, CXX and LD from environment
 	vsed -e '/^CC=/d' -e '/^CXX=/d' -e '/^LD=/d' -i src/makefile -i src/core/makefile
 	# fix parallel builds for make in sub directories
diff --git a/srcpkgs/php-apcu/template b/srcpkgs/php-apcu/template
index 143322579e0..dfb0e9da2fc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/php-apcu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/php-apcu/template
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 pkgname=php-apcu
 version=5.1.22
 revision=1
-build_wrksrc=apcu-$version
 build_style=gnu-configure
 make_check_target=test
 hostmakedepends="autoconf pcre2-devel php-devel"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/php-ast/template b/srcpkgs/php-ast/template
index 615361fe50f..11c50fe190b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/php-ast/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/php-ast/template
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ distfiles="https://pecl.php.net/get/ast-${version}.tgz"
 checksum=ee3d4f67e24d82e4d340806a24052012e4954d223122949377665427443e6d13
 make_check_pre="env NO_INTERACTION=1"
 
-post_extract() {
-	mv ast-$version/* .
-}
-
 pre_configure() {
 	phpize
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/php-igbinary/template b/srcpkgs/php-igbinary/template
index d8b3e1aa25d..ee658674768 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/php-igbinary/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/php-igbinary/template
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 pkgname=php-igbinary
 version=3.2.12
 revision=1
-build_wrksrc=igbinary-$version
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="autoconf php-devel"
 makedepends="php-devel"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/php-imagick/template b/srcpkgs/php-imagick/template
index 1f3248f2888..bfd5393ea05 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/php-imagick/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/php-imagick/template
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ homepage="https://pecl.php.net/package/imagick"
 distfiles="https://pecl.php.net/get/imagick-$version.tgz"
 checksum=8dd5aa16465c218651fc8993e1faecd982e6a597870fd4b937e9ece02d567077
 
-post_extract() {
-	mv imagick-$version/* .
-}
-
 pre_configure() {
 	phpize
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/php8.0-apcu/template b/srcpkgs/php8.0-apcu/template
index 39b3360b86d..67418074afb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/php8.0-apcu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/php8.0-apcu/template
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ homepage="https://pecl.php.net/package/APCu"
 distfiles="https://pecl.php.net/get/apcu-${version}.tgz"
 checksum=010a0d8fd112e1ed7a52a356191da3696a6b76319423f7b0dfdeaeeafcb41a1e
 
-post_extract() {
-	mv apcu-$version/* .
-}
-
 pre_configure() {
 	phpize8.0
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/php8.0-ast/template b/srcpkgs/php8.0-ast/template
index 1464394b938..1b1c437c2e8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/php8.0-ast/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/php8.0-ast/template
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ distfiles="https://pecl.php.net/get/ast-${version}.tgz"
 checksum=ee3d4f67e24d82e4d340806a24052012e4954d223122949377665427443e6d13
 make_check_pre="env NO_INTERACTION=1"
 
-post_extract() {
-	mv ast-$version/* .
-}
-
 pre_configure() {
 	phpize8.0
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/php8.0-imagick/template b/srcpkgs/php8.0-imagick/template
index b4c566f1c0a..f916c8c8ce4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/php8.0-imagick/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/php8.0-imagick/template
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ homepage="https://pecl.php.net/package/imagick"
 distfiles="https://pecl.php.net/get/imagick-$version.tgz"
 checksum=5a364354109029d224bcbb2e82e15b248be9b641227f45e63425c06531792d3e
 
-post_extract() {
-	mv imagick-$version/* .
-}
-
 pre_configure() {
 	phpize8.0
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/php8.1-apcu/template b/srcpkgs/php8.1-apcu/template
index 2b1ed3a177e..73a1876ec1c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/php8.1-apcu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/php8.1-apcu/template
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ homepage="https://pecl.php.net/package/APCu"
 distfiles="https://pecl.php.net/get/apcu-${version}.tgz"
 checksum=010a0d8fd112e1ed7a52a356191da3696a6b76319423f7b0dfdeaeeafcb41a1e
 
-post_extract() {
-	mv apcu-$version/* .
-}
-
 pre_configure() {
 	phpize8.1
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/php8.1-ast/template b/srcpkgs/php8.1-ast/template
index d7620467e2e..ce81061c6c1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/php8.1-ast/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/php8.1-ast/template
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ distfiles="https://pecl.php.net/get/ast-${version}.tgz"
 checksum=ee3d4f67e24d82e4d340806a24052012e4954d223122949377665427443e6d13
 make_check_pre="env NO_INTERACTION=1"
 
-post_extract() {
-	mv ast-$version/* .
-}
-
 pre_configure() {
 	phpize8.1
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/php8.1-imagick/template b/srcpkgs/php8.1-imagick/template
index c0f8456855c..45c7bc8066b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/php8.1-imagick/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/php8.1-imagick/template
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ homepage="https://pecl.php.net/package/imagick"
 distfiles="https://pecl.php.net/get/imagick-$version.tgz"
 checksum=5a364354109029d224bcbb2e82e15b248be9b641227f45e63425c06531792d3e
 
-post_extract() {
-	mv imagick-$version/* .
-}
-
 pre_configure() {
 	phpize8.1
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xdebug/template b/srcpkgs/xdebug/template
index cab8e455139..af14853304e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xdebug/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xdebug/template
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ homepage="http://xdebug.org"
 distfiles="http://xdebug.org/files/${pkgname}-${version,,}.tgz"
 checksum=a63f567f2238d75a2244c2a4bd6f5abee817280b3567f9006c99481488dc977c
 
-post_extract() {
-	mv xdebug-$version/* .
-}
-
 pre_configure() {
 	phpize
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xdebug8.0/template b/srcpkgs/xdebug8.0/template
index e97ac1a4140..2d052f84bfd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xdebug8.0/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xdebug8.0/template
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ changelog="https://xdebug.org/updates"
 distfiles="http://xdebug.org/files/xdebug-${version}.tgz"
 checksum=55f6ef381245da079b2fc5ce1cfbcb7961197d0c0e04f9d977613cf9aa969a79
 
-post_extract() {
-	mv xdebug-$version/* .
-}
-
 pre_configure() {
 	phpize8.0
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xdebug8.1/template b/srcpkgs/xdebug8.1/template
index 626a59f7210..d80f991990c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xdebug8.1/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xdebug8.1/template
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ changelog="https://xdebug.org/updates"
 distfiles="http://xdebug.org/files/xdebug-${version}.tgz"
 checksum=55f6ef381245da079b2fc5ce1cfbcb7961197d0c0e04f9d977613cf9aa969a79
 
-post_extract() {
-	mv xdebug-$version/* .
-}
-
 pre_configure() {
 	phpize8.1
 }