diff --git a/srcpkgs/git/patches/git-p4-python-3.patch b/srcpkgs/git/patches/git-p4-python-3.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index fd1fcfab8d4..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/git/patches/git-p4-python-3.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
---- git-p4.py
-+++ git-p4.py
-@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--#!/usr/bin/env python
-+#!/usr/bin/env python3
- #
- # git-p4.py -- A tool for bidirectional operation between a Perforce depot and git.
- #
diff --git a/srcpkgs/git/template b/srcpkgs/git/template
index 5e258d0c20e..a5455fb9864 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/git/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/git/template
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ distfiles="https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=dfa5d1a253aa451465478fe45c6a40ab8605b340fdb4c4e80b16d7f87708439d
 replaces="git-perl>=0"
 register_shell=/usr/bin/git-shell
+python_version=3
 
 subpackages="git-cvs git-svn gitk git-gui git-all git-libsecret git-netrc"