diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-Babel/template b/srcpkgs/python-Babel/template
index 619ae432ba4..2b175b4ecba 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-Babel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-Babel/template
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'python-Babel'
 pkgname=python-Babel
-version=2.7.0
-revision=2
+version=2.8.0
+revision=1
 archs=noarch
 wrksrc="${pkgname#*-}-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
-pycompile_module="babel"
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
 depends="python-setuptools python-pytz"
 short_desc="Tools for internationalizing Python applications (Python2)"
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="http://babel.pocoo.org/"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/B/Babel/Babel-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=e86135ae101e31e2c8ec20a4e0c5220f4eed12487d5cf3f78be7e98d3a57fc28
+checksum=1aac2ae2d0d8ea368fa90906567f5c08463d98ade155c0c4bfedd6a0f7160e38
 alternatives="babel:pybabel:/usr/bin/pybabel2"
 
 post_install() {
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ post_install() {
 python3-Babel_package() {
 	archs=noarch
 	depends="python3-setuptools python3-pytz"
-	pycompile_module="babel"
 	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
 	alternatives="babel:pybabel:/usr/bin/pybabel3"
 	pkg_install() {