diff --git a/srcpkgs/mpv/template b/srcpkgs/mpv/template
index 5d016e225da..ded8c1bbe98 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mpv/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mpv/template
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ makedepends="MesaLib-devel ffmpeg-devel harfbuzz-devel libXv-devel
  $(vopt_if vulkan "Vulkan-Headers vulkan-loader shaderc libplacebo-devel")
  $(vopt_if wayland "wayland-devel wayland-protocols libxkbcommon-devel")
  $(vopt_if x11 "libXScrnSaver-devel libXinerama-devel libXrandr-devel")"
-depends="desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme $(vopt_if vapoursynth vapoursynth-mvtools)"
+depends="desktop-file-utils hicolor-icon-theme"
 short_desc="Video player based on MPlayer/mplayer2"
 maintainer="travankor <travankor@tuta.io>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template b/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template
index 78628056a56..b5f2ec5bd36 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ replaces="
  urlmatch-git<=20141116_2
  uwsgi-python<=2.0.18_3
  v8<=3.24.35.33_4
+ vapoursynth-mvtools<=23_2
  vkd3d<=1.3_1
  volnoti<=0.1_1
  volume_key-python<=0.3.12_5
diff --git a/srcpkgs/vapoursynth-mvtools/files/example.py b/srcpkgs/vapoursynth-mvtools/files/example.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e23620456ca..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/vapoursynth-mvtools/files/example.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-import vapoursynth as vs
-
-# see http://avisynth.org.ru/mvtools/mvtools2.html
-# these configs will have around 75% usage with an FX-8350
-
-def main():
-    # don't interpolate if input is close to 60fps anyway
-    if container_fps > 59:
-        video_in.set_output()
-        return
-
-    # basic config
-    config = {
-            'blksize': 16,
-            'chroma': True,
-            'search': 4,
-            'searchparam': 4,
-            }
-    recalcconfig = {
-            'blksize': 8,
-            'chroma': True,
-            'search': 5,
-            'searchparam': 2,
-            }
-
-    # use higher quality on 720p or lower
-    if video_in.width * video_in.height <= 1280*720:
-        config.update({
-            'search': 5,
-            'searchparam': 16,
-            'blksize': 32,
-            'badsad': 1000,
-            'badrange': 32,
-            'divide': 2,
-            'overlap': 8,
-            })
-        recalcconfig.update({
-            'search': 3,
-            'blksize': 16,
-            'overlap': 8,
-            'dct': 8,
-            })
-
-    interpolate(config, recalcconfig)
-
-# first pass
-def analyse(sup, config):
-    core = vs.get_core()
-    bvec = core.mv.Analyse(sup, isb=True, **config)
-    fvec = core.mv.Analyse(sup, isb=False, **config)
-    return bvec, fvec
-
-# optional second pass
-def recalculate(sup, bvec, fvec, config):
-    core = vs.get_core()
-    bvec = core.mv.Recalculate(sup, bvec, **config)
-    fvec = core.mv.Recalculate(sup, fvec, **config)
-    return bvec, fvec
-
-def interpolate(config, recalcconfig=None):
-    core = vs.get_core()
-    clip = video_in
-
-    # Interpolating to fps higher than 60 is too CPU-expensive
-    # Use interpolation from opengl video output
-    dst_fps = display_fps
-    while (dst_fps > 60):
-        dst_fps /= 2
-
-    src_fps_num = int(container_fps * 1e8)
-    src_fps_den = int(1e8)
-    dst_fps_num = int(dst_fps * 1e4)
-    dst_fps_den = int(1e4)
-
-    # Needed because clip FPS is missing
-    clip = core.std.AssumeFPS(clip, fpsnum = src_fps_num, fpsden = src_fps_den)
-    print("Reflowing from ",src_fps_num/src_fps_den," fps to ",dst_fps_num/dst_fps_den," fps.")
-
-    pad = config.get('blksize',  8)
-    sup  = core.mv.Super(clip, pel=1, hpad=pad, vpad=pad)
-    bvec, fvec = analyse(sup, config)
-    if recalcconfig:
-        bvec, fvec = recalculate(sup, bvec, fvec, recalcconfig)
-    clip = core.mv.FlowFPS(clip, sup, bvec, fvec, num=dst_fps_num, den=dst_fps_den, thscd2=90)
-
-    clip.set_output()
-
-if __name__ == '__vapoursynth__':
-    main()
diff --git a/srcpkgs/vapoursynth-mvtools/template b/srcpkgs/vapoursynth-mvtools/template
deleted file mode 100644
index f6cd5e1cd9e..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/vapoursynth-mvtools/template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# Template file for 'vapoursynth-mvtools'
-pkgname=vapoursynth-mvtools
-version=23
-revision=2
-archs="x86_64* i686*"
-build_style=meson
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config libtool nasm"
-makedepends="fftw-devel vapoursynth-devel"
-short_desc="Set of filters for motion estimation and compensation"
-maintainer="lemmi <lemmi@nerd2nerd.org>"
-license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
-homepage="http://avisynth.org.ru/mvtools/mvtools2.html"
-distfiles="https://github.com/dubhater/vapoursynth-mvtools/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=3b5fdad2b52a2525764510a04af01eab3bc5e8fe6a02aba44b78955887a47d44
-
-post_install() {
-	vdoc readme.rst
-	vsconf ${FILESDIR}/example.py
-	vmkdir /usr/lib/vapoursynth
-	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/{,vapoursynth/}libmvtools.so
-}