diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-mpi4py/template b/srcpkgs/python3-mpi4py/template
index 1c4cc5a3c7d..ad4e3763570 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-mpi4py/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-mpi4py/template
@@ -1,30 +1,23 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-mpi4py'
 pkgname=python3-mpi4py
-version=3.1.6
+version=4.0.0
 revision=1
 # OpenMPI >= 5 is 64-bit only
 archs="x86_64* aarch64* ppc64* riscv64*"
 build_style=python3-module
-hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-Cython0.29 gcc-fortran openmpi"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-Cython gcc-fortran openmpi"
 makedepends="python3-devel openmpi-devel"
 depends="openmpi python3"
 short_desc="Python bindings for the Message Passing Interface (MPI) standard"
 maintainer="Andrew J. Hesford <ajh@sideband.org>"
-license="BSD-2-Clause"
+license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/mpi4py/mpi4py"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mpi4py/mpi4py/master/CHANGES.rst"
 distfiles="$PYPI_SITE/m/mpi4py/mpi4py-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=c8fa625e0f92b082ef955bfb52f19fa6691d29273d7d71135d295aa143dee6cb
+checksum=820d31ae184d69c17d9b5d55b1d524d56be47d2e6cb318ea4f3e7007feff2ccc
 # Tests require a sensible MPI environment
 make_check=no
 
-post_extract() {
-	# recythonize
-	rm src/mpi4py.MPI.c \
-		src/mpi4py/include/mpi4py/mpi4py.MPI.h \
-		src/mpi4py/include/mpi4py/mpi4py.MPI_api.h
-}
-
 pre_build() {
 	if [ "${CROSS_BUILD}" ]; then
 		# Need to tell OpenMPI wrappers to use cross compilers