diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4-dbus b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4-dbus
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--- a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4-dbus
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-python-PyQt4
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4-devel b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4-devel
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4-devel-tools b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4-devel-tools
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--- a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4-devel-tools
+++ /dev/null
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4-doc b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4-doc
deleted file mode 120000
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--- a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4-doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-python-PyQt4
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4-phonon b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4-phonon
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--- a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4-phonon
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-python-PyQt4
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4-webkit b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4-webkit
deleted file mode 120000
index fe02248deea..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4-webkit
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-python-PyQt4
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/INSTALL.msg b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/INSTALL.msg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..764834d7157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/INSTALL.msg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python-PyQt4 is no longer provided by Void Linux, and will be fully removed from the repos on 2019-07-12
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/patches/configure-ng.py.patch b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/patches/configure-ng.py.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index caca096df2d..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/patches/configure-ng.py.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
---- configure-ng.py.orig	2017-06-30 10:44:36.000000000 +0200
-+++ configure-ng.py	2017-12-17 08:32:58.252070075 +0100
-@@ -1581,6 +1581,8 @@
- 
-     pro_lines.extend(pro_sources(sp_src_dir))
- 
-+    pro_lines.append('include(../application.inc)')
-+
-     pro_name = os.path.join(src_dir, src_dir + '.pro')
- 
-     pro = open_for_writing(pro_name)
-@@ -2069,12 +2071,16 @@
-     name_pro = name + '.pro'
-     name_makefile = name + '.mk'
-     name_source = name + '.cpp'
-+    name_inc = name + '.inc'
- 
-     # Create the .pro file.
-     pro_lines = []
-     pro_add_qt_dependencies(target_config, metadata, pro_lines)
-     pro_lines.append('TARGET = %s' % name)
-     pro_lines.append('SOURCES = %s' % name_source)
-+    
-+    if (os.path.isfile(name_inc)):
-+        pro_lines.append('include(%s)' % name_inc)
- 
-     f = open_for_writing(name_pro)
-     f.write('\n'.join(pro_lines))
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/template b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/template
index f97e4416fa2..9adfa51520d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/template
@@ -1,180 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'python-PyQt4'
 pkgname=python-PyQt4
 version=4.12.1
-revision=3
-lib32disabled=yes
-wrksrc="PyQt4_gpl_x11-${version}"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config python python3"
-makedepends="python-devel python3-devel python-sip-devel python3-sip-devel
- qt-webkit-devel dbus-devel python-dbus-devel MesaLib-devel phonon-devel"
-depends="python-sip"
-pycompile_module="PyQt4"
-short_desc="Python2 bindings for the Qt4 toolkit"
-maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
+revision=4
+archs=noarch
+build_style=meta
+short_desc="Python2 bindings for the Qt4 toolkit (removed package)"
+license="BSD-2-Clause"
 homepage="https://riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/intro"
-license="GPL-3"
-distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/pyqt/PyQt4_gpl_x11-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=45d724461ae58b019b9be95076ca07e212eb73084aec9125bb254825c3a05383
-alternatives="pyqt4:pyuic4:/usr/bin/python2-pyuic4"
-
-if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends+=" qt-devel sip phonon-devel python-dbus-devel qt-webkit-devel"
-fi
-
-pre_build() {
-	mkdir -p pyqt4-${py2_ver}
-	mv * pyqt4-${py2_ver} || true
-	cp -a pyqt4-${py2_ver} pyqt4-${py3_ver}
-	rm -rf pyqt4-${py2_ver}/pyuic/uic/port_v3
-	rm -rf pyqt4-${py3_ver}/pyuic/uic/port_v2
-}
-do_build() {
-	local tools=
-
-	for pyver in $py2_ver $py3_ver; do
-		cd $wrksrc/pyqt4-$pyver
-
-		if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-cat > qtdetail.inc << END
-QMAKE_CC="$CC_host"
-QMAKE_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS_host"
-QMAKE_CXX="$CXX_host"
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS_host"
-QMAKE_LINK="$CXX_host"
-QMAKE_LINK_SHLIB=
-QMAKE_LFLAGS=
-END
-
-cat > application.inc << END
-QMAKE_CC="${CC}"
-QMAKE_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
-QMAKE_CXX="${CXX}"
-QMAKE_CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS}"
-QMAKE_LINK="${CXX}"
-QMAKE_LINK_SHLIB="${CXX}"
-QMAKE_LFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}"
-QMAKE_STRIP=""
-END
-
-			# configure-ng.py stops when $XBPS_CROSS_BASE is empty
-			# in a native build; so only set sysroot when cross compiling
-			_sysroot="--sysroot=$XBPS_CROSS_BASE"
-		else
-			_sysroot=""
-		fi
-
-		python${pyver} configure-ng.py --confirm-license --assume-shared \
-			--qmake=/usr/lib/qt/bin/qmake --verbose $_sysroot \
-			QMAKE_CC="${CC}" QMAKE_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" QMAKE_CXX="${CXX}" QMAKE_CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS}" \
-			QMAKE_LINK="${CXX}" QMAKE_LINK_SHLIB="${CXX}" QMAKE_LFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}" QMAKE_STRIP=""
-		find -name Makefile -exec sed -i "{}" \
-			-e "s;\(\$(INSTALL_ROOT)/usr/\)${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}/;\1;g" \;
-		make ${makejobs}
-	done
-}
-do_install() {
-	# install python-pyqt4
-	make -C pyqt4-${py2_ver} DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} INSTALL_ROOT=${DESTDIR} install
-	# create versioned pyuic4 wrapper
-	sed -i -e 's,/usr/bin/python2.7,/usr/bin/python2,' ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/pyuic4
-	if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-		sed -i -e "s,${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}/,," ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/pyuic4
-	fi
-	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/{,python2-}pyuic4
-
-	# install python3-pyqt4
-	make -C pyqt4-${py3_ver} DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} INSTALL_ROOT=${DESTDIR} install
-	# create versioned pyuic4 wrapper
-	sed -i -e 's,/usr/bin/python3[.0-9]*,/usr/bin/python3,' ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/pyuic4
-	if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
-		sed -i -e "s,${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}/,," ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/pyuic4
-	fi
-	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/{,python3-}pyuic4
-
-	cd pyqt4-${py2_ver}
-	# install doc
-	vmkdir usr/share/doc/${pkgname}
-	vcopy doc/html usr/share/doc/${pkgname}
-}
-
-python-PyQt4-devel-tools_package() {
-	short_desc+=" - development tools"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/bin/pylupdate4
-		vmove usr/bin/pyrcc4
-	}
-}
-python-PyQt4-devel_package() {
-	depends="python-sip-devel python3-sip-devel
-	 python-PyQt4-${version}_${revision} python3-PyQt4-${version}_${revision}"
-	short_desc+=" - development files"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/share/sip
-	}
-}
-python-PyQt4-dbus_package() {
-	lib32disabled=yes
-	depends="${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision} python-dbus"
-	short_desc+=" - dbus support"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove ${py2_sitelib}/dbus/mainloop/qt.so
-	}
-}
-python-PyQt4-phonon_package() {
-	lib32disabled=yes
-	depends="${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"
-	short_desc+=" - phonon bindings"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove ${py2_sitelib}/PyQt4/phonon.so
-	}
-}
-python-PyQt4-webkit_package() {
-	lib32disabled=yes
-	depends="${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"
-	short_desc+=" - webkit module"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove ${py2_sitelib}/PyQt4/QtWebKit.so
-	}
-}
-python-PyQt4-doc_package() {
-	archs=noarch
-	short_desc+=" - documentation files"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/share/doc
-	}
-}
-python3-PyQt4_package() {
-	lib32disabled=yes
-	depends="python3-sip"
-	pycompile_module="PyQt4"
-	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
-	alternatives="pyqt4:pyuic4:/usr/bin/python3-pyuic4"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/bin/python3-pyuic4
-		vmove ${py3_sitelib}
-	}
-}
-python3-PyQt4-dbus_package() {
-	lib32disabled=yes
-	depends="python3-PyQt4-${version}_${revision} python3-dbus"
-	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3} - dbus support"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove ${py3_sitelib}/dbus/mainloop/qt.so
-	}
-}
-python3-PyQt4-phonon_package() {
-	lib32disabled=yes
-	depends="python3-PyQt4-${version}_${revision}"
-	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3} - phonon bindings"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove ${py3_sitelib}/PyQt4/phonon.so
-	}
-}
-python3-PyQt4-webkit_package() {
-	lib32disabled=yes
-	depends="python3-PyQt4-${version}_${revision}"
-	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3} - webkit module"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove ${py3_sitelib}/PyQt4/QtWebKit.so
-	}
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/update b/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/update
deleted file mode 100644
index 88ee9c9a1c9..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python-PyQt4/update
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-pkgname="PyQt4_gpl_x11"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-PyQt4 b/srcpkgs/python3-PyQt4
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index fe02248deea..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-PyQt4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-python-PyQt4
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-PyQt4-dbus b/srcpkgs/python3-PyQt4-dbus
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index fe02248deea..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-PyQt4-dbus
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-python-PyQt4
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-PyQt4-phonon b/srcpkgs/python3-PyQt4-phonon
deleted file mode 120000
index fe02248deea..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-PyQt4-phonon
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-python-PyQt4
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diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-PyQt4-webkit b/srcpkgs/python3-PyQt4-webkit
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index fe02248deea..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-PyQt4-webkit
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-python-PyQt4
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