diff --git a/srcpkgs/corebird/INSTALL.msg b/srcpkgs/corebird/INSTALL.msg
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index 2dfba717546..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/corebird/INSTALL.msg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-Some optional packages must be installed for additional functionality:
-
-- gst-plugins-base1: Video and GIF support
-- gst-plugins-bad1: Video and GIF support
-- gst-plugins-good1: Video and GIF support
-- gst-libav: Video and GIF support
diff --git a/srcpkgs/corebird/template b/srcpkgs/corebird/template
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index e926a9eadfa..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/corebird/template
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@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# Template build for 'corebird'.
-pkgname=corebird
-version=1.7.4
-revision=4
-build_style=meson
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config vala"
-makedepends="gtk+3-devel libgee08-devel sqlite-devel gspell-devel
- libsoup-devel json-glib-devel gettext-devel gst-plugins-base1-devel"
-depends="dconf"
-short_desc="Native Gtk+ Twitter Client"
-maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.eu>"
-license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
-homepage="http://corebird.baedert.org/"
-distfiles="https://github.com/baedert/corebird/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=8d3facfbad0f1128bc77be517c0bcbcfe1be19698c05fc0a32402f98939dabb1
-
-if [ "CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	# /usr/bin/xmllint
-	# /usr/bin/glib-compile-schemas
-	# gspell-1
-	hostmakedepends+=" glib-devel libxml2 gspell-devel"
-fi
-
-do_check() {
-	# XXX: find out why tests fail
-	:
-}