diff --git a/srcpkgs/lemonbuddy/INSTALL.msg b/srcpkgs/lemonbuddy/INSTALL.msg
deleted file mode 100644
index 909ecf5d01e..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/lemonbuddy/INSTALL.msg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-
-  Get started with the example configuration:
-
-    $ install -Dm644 /usr/share/examples/lemonbuddy/config $HOME/.config/lemonbuddy
-    $ lemonbuddy example
-
-
-  For more information, see https://github.com/jaagr/lemonbuddy
-
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lemonbuddy/patches/001-musl-poll.patch b/srcpkgs/lemonbuddy/patches/001-musl-poll.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8cdeaab2b15..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/lemonbuddy/patches/001-musl-poll.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-Fix poll.h warning on musl
-
---- include/adapters/alsa.hpp.orig
-+++ include/adapters/alsa.hpp
-@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
- #include <functional>
- #include <string>
-
-+#include <poll.h>
-+
-+#pragma clang diagnostic push
-+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-W#warnings"
- #include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
-+#pragma clang diagnostic pop
-
- #include "common.hpp"
- #include "config.hpp"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lemonbuddy/template b/srcpkgs/lemonbuddy/template
index b6a347d7ab5..c4b1fd6ff6f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lemonbuddy/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lemonbuddy/template
@@ -1,60 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'lemonbuddy'
 pkgname=lemonbuddy
 version=2.2.5
-revision=1
-wrksrc="${pkgname}-${version}"
-_i3ipcpp_version=0.5.1
-_xpp_version=1.3.1
-build_style=cmake
-configure_args="
-	-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++
-	-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-fPIE
-	-DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=-pie
-	-DENABLE_ALSA=$(vopt_if alsa ON OFF)
-	-DENABLE_I3=$(vopt_if i3 ON OFF)
-	-DENABLE_MPD=$(vopt_if mpd ON OFF)
-	-DENABLE_NETWORK=$(vopt_if network ON OFF)"
-hostmakedepends="clang pkg-config xcb-proto"
-makedepends="libxcb-devel libXft-devel xcb-util-image-devel xcb-util-wm-devel boost-devel
-	$(vopt_if alsa alsa-lib-devel)
-	$(vopt_if i3 "i3-devel jsoncpp-devel")
-	$(vopt_if mpd libmpdclient-devel)
-	$(vopt_if network wireless_tools-devel)"
-short_desc="A fast and easy-to-use status bar"
+revision=2
+build_style=meta
+depends="polybar>=${version}_${revision}"
+short_desc="A fast and easy-to-use status bar (transitional dummy package)"
 maintainer="Michael Carlberg <c@rlberg.se>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/jaagr/lemonbuddy"
-distfiles="
-	https://github.com/jaagr/lemonbuddy/archive/${version}.tar.gz
-	https://github.com/jaagr/xpp/archive/${_xpp_version}.tar.gz
-	$(vopt_if i3 "https://github.com/jaagr/i3ipcpp/archive/v${_i3ipcpp_version}.tar.gz")"
-checksum="
-	0b93c280846e9e29ea7177c721d9ebe638a5ff90d5f830c01d79b3f230fe46e8
-	de92b258a136aa782a876d3058009a31238cc92f16038aa243ea6d55057e2ed1
-	$(vopt_if i3 2c5243e1d3be787f8e64ce5b1a3c087999e2ccaeea1db317f6ab2df3556fa952)"
-
-build_options="alsa i3 mpd network"
-build_options_default="$build_options"
-
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	arm*) broken="cross-compiler with c++14 support";;
-	aarch64*) broken="cross-compiler with c++14 support";;
-	aarch64-musl) CXXFLAGS="-D_LINUX_IF_ETHER_H";;
-esac
-
-post_extract() {
-	[ -d ../i3ipcpp-${_i3ipcpp_version} ] && \
-		mv ../i3ipcpp-${_i3ipcpp_version}/* lib/i3ipcpp/ || true
-	[ -d ../xpp-${_xpp_version} ] &&  \
-		mv ../xpp-${_xpp_version}/* lib/xpp/ || true
-}
-
-pre_configure() {
-	export CFLAGS="$(echo $CFLAGS | sed 's/-specs=.* //g')"
-	export CXXFLAGS="$(echo $CXXFLAGS | sed 's/-specs=.* //g')"
-	export LDFLAGS="$(echo $LDFLAGS | sed 's/-specs=.* //g')"
-}
-
-post_install() {
-	vlicense LICENSE
-}