diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 42bb0996d24..e0994cf183d 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -69,16 +69,11 @@ libppl_c.so.4 ppl-0.11_1
 libstdc++.so.6 libstdc++-4.4.0_1
 libssp.so.0 libssp-4.4.0_1
 libncurses.so.6 ncurses-libs-6.0_1 ignore
-libncurses.so.5 ncurses-libs-6.0_1 ignore
 libncursesw.so.6 ncurses-libs-5.8_1 ignore
-libncursesw.so.5 ncurses-libs-5.8_1 ignore
 libtinfo.so.6 ncurses-libtinfo-libs-6.2_2
 libnetcdf.so.15 netcdf-4.7.0_1
-libformw.so.5 ncurses-libs-5.9_13 ignore
 libformw.so.6 ncurses-libs-5.8_1 ignore
-libpanelw.so.5 ncurses-libs-5.9_13 ignore
 libpanelw.so.6 ncurses-libs-5.8_1 ignore
-libmenuw.so.5 ncurses-libs-5.9_13 ignore
 libmenuw.so.6 ncurses-libs-5.8_1 ignore
 libobjc.so.4 libobjc-4.7.3_12
 libgomp.so.1 libgomp-4.4.0_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
index eb0b4fcafc7..d1bb2ae3aa8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ncurses/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'ncurses'
 pkgname=ncurses
 version=6.2
-revision=2
+revision=3
 bootstrap=yes
 configure_args="--enable-big-core"
 short_desc="System V Release 4.0 curses emulation library"
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ do_install() {
 	cd ${wrksrc}/ncurses-build
 	install -Dm755 lib/libncurses.so.${version} \
 		${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libncurses.so.${version}
+	ln -sf libncurses.so.${version} \
+		${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libncurses.so.${version:0:1}
 
 	# Create libtinfo symlinks.
 	ln -sfr ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libncursesw.so \
@@ -89,25 +91,15 @@ do_install() {
 	ln -sfr ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/pkgconfig/ncursesw.pc \
 		${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/pkgconfig/tinfo.pc
 
-	# Create compat symlinks.
-	for f in ncurses form panel menu; do
-		ln -sfr ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib${f}w.so.6 \
-			${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/lib${f}w.so.5
-	done
-
 	# Remove broken symlink.
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/terminfo
 
-	ln -sf ncursesw6-config ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/ncursesw5-config
-	ln -sf ncursesw6-config ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/ncurses5-config
-
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		sed -i -e "s,-L$XBPS_CROSS_BASE,-L,g" ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/ncursesw6-config
 	fi
 }
 
 ncurses-libs_package() {
-	shlib_provides="libformw.so.5 libmenuw.so.5 libpanelw.so.5 libncursesw.so.5"
 	short_desc+=" -- shared libraries"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove "usr/lib/libform*.so.*"