diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-irc/template b/srcpkgs/python-irc/template
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f976f62b34..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python-irc/template
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@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# Template file for 'python-irc'
-pkgname=python-irc
-version=16.4
-revision=1
-noarch=yes
-wrksrc="irc-${version}"
-build_style=python-module
-pycompile_module="irc"
-hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
-depends="python-six"
-short_desc="Full-featured Python IRC library for Python2"
-maintainer="Toyam Cox <Vaelatern@voidlinux.org>"
-license="MIT"
-homepage="https://github.com/jaraco/irc"
-distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/i/irc/irc-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=c161f8108246a60f1ea1f48fbbfeaba64d5c4ef9fe4d0663279c148d95804e50
-
-post_install() {
-	vlicense LICENSE
-}
-
-python3-irc_package() {
-	noarch=yes
-	pycompile_module="irc"
-	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
-	depends="python3-six"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/lib/python3*
-		vlicense LICENSE
-	}
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-irc b/srcpkgs/python3-irc
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--- a/srcpkgs/python3-irc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-python-irc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-irc/template b/srcpkgs/python3-irc/template
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@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Template file for 'python3-irc'
+pkgname=python3-irc
+version=17.0
+revision=1
+archs=noarch
+wrksrc="irc-${version}"
+build_style=python3-module
+pycompile_module="irc"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+depends="python3-six"
+short_desc="Full-featured Python IRC library for Python3"
+maintainer="Toyam Cox <Vaelatern@voidlinux.org>"
+license="MIT"
+homepage="https://github.com/jaraco/irc"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/i/irc/irc-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=f9c5fcb72dd230e1387fd4a0114a1935605e0f59ac09dec962313baed74e1365
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}