diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/INSTALL.msg b/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/INSTALL.msg
index 9d9c15d56a6..2bad285bd9e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/INSTALL.msg
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/INSTALL.msg
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ For interactive graphics, install:
 - pygtk python-cairocffi (for GTK/GTKAgg/GTKCairo backend)
 - gtk+3 gir-freedesktop python-gobject python-cairocffi
   (for GTK3Agg/GTK3Cairo backend)
-- python-PyQt4|python-pyside (for Qt4Agg backend)
 - python-PyQt5 (for Qt5Agg backend)
 - python-tkinter (for TkAgg backend)
 - python-tornado (for webagg backend)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/template b/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/template
index 6abe8cfd284..f2dbb229a52 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/template
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
 # Template file for 'python-matplotlib'
 pkgname=python-matplotlib
 version=2.2.3
-revision=1
+revision=2
+archs=noarch
 wrksrc="matplotlib-${version}"
 build_style=python2-module
+pycompile_module="matplotlib mpl_toolkits pylab.py"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config python-setuptools"
 # XXX: use internal copy of agg, highly patched
-makedepends="python-devel python-numpy python-PyQt5-devel python-PyQt4-devel
- python-pyside python-cairocffi python-gobject-devel pygtk-devel gtk+3-devel
- wxPython-devel freetype-devel libpng-devel libqhull-devel"
+makedepends="python-devel python-numpy python-PyQt5-devel python-cairocffi
+ python-gobject-devel pygtk-devel gtk+3-devel wxPython-devel freetype-devel
+ libpng-devel libqhull-devel"
 depends="python-matplotlib-data>=${version}_${revision} python-numpy python-six
  python-dateutil python-parsing python-pytz python-cycler python-kiwisolver
  python-backports.functools_lru_cache python-subprocess32"
-pycompile_module="matplotlib mpl_toolkits pylab.py"
 short_desc="Python2 2D/3D plotting library"
 maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
+license="custom: matplotlib, BSD-3-Clause, MIT"
 homepage="https://matplotlib.org/"
-license="matplotlib, BSD-3-Clause, MIT"
 distfiles="https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=da5b804222864a8e854ed68f16dcbc8b2fa096537d84f879cc8289db368735c8
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ pre_build() {
 	# adjust qhull path
 	sed -i "s|'libqhull',|'qhull',|" setupext.py
 }
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE/LICENSE
 	# remove data files