diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/python3.4-matplotlib.INSTALL.msg b/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/python3-matplotlib.INSTALL.msg
similarity index 55%
rename from srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/python3.4-matplotlib.INSTALL.msg
rename to srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/python3-matplotlib.INSTALL.msg
index fb520e4fc0b..3628d0d3f7c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/python3.4-matplotlib.INSTALL.msg
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/python3-matplotlib.INSTALL.msg
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 By default, this package supports only non-interactive graphics output.
 For interactive graphics, install:
 
-- gtk+3 gir-freedesktop python3.4-gobject python3.4-cairocffi
+- gtk+3 gir-freedesktop python3-gobject python3-cairocffi
   (for GTK3Agg/GTK3Cairo backend)
-- python3.4-PyQt4|python3.4-pyside (for Qt4Agg backend)
-- python3.4-PyQt5 (for Qt5Agg backend)
-- python3.4-tkinter (for TkAgg backend)
-- python3.4-tornado (for webagg backend)
+- python3-PyQt4|python3-pyside (for Qt4Agg backend)
+- python3-PyQt5 (for Qt5Agg backend)
+- python3-tkinter (for TkAgg backend)
+- python3-tornado (for webagg backend)
 
 To change the backend, you have two ways:
 
 - /etc/matplotlibrc (system-wide)
 - $HOME/.config/matplotlib/matplotlibrc (per-user basis)
 
-Natively, matplotlib only supports PNG images. Install python3.4-Pillow
+Natively, matplotlib only supports PNG images. Install python3-Pillow
 to support more file formats.
 
 Matplotlib’s LaTeX support requires a working LaTeX installation and
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/template b/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/template
index e0f3e123ef6..b37b4ba7b14 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-matplotlib/template
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 # Template file for 'python-matplotlib'
 pkgname=python-matplotlib
 version=1.5.3
-revision=2
+revision=3
 wrksrc="matplotlib-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
-python_versions="2.7 3.4"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config python-setuptools python3.4-setuptools"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
 # XXX: use internal copy of agg, highly patched
 makedepends="
- python-devel python3.4-devel python-numpy python3.4-numpy
- python-cycler python3.4-cycler python-dateutil python3.4-dateutil python-pytz
- python3.4-pytz python-tornado python3.4-tornado python-parsing
- python3.4-parsing python-PyQt4-devel python-PyQt5-devel python-pyside
- python3.4-pyside python-cairocffi python3.4-cairocffi python-gobject-devel
- pygtk-devel gtk+3-devel tk-devel python-tkinter python3.4-tkinter wxPython-devel
+ python-devel python3-devel python-numpy python3-numpy
+ python-cycler python3-cycler python-dateutil python3-dateutil python-pytz
+ python3-pytz python-tornado python3-tornado python-parsing
+ python3-parsing python-PyQt4-devel python-PyQt5-devel python-pyside
+ python3-pyside python-cairocffi python3-cairocffi python-gobject-devel
+ pygtk-devel gtk+3-devel tk-devel python-tkinter python3-tkinter wxPython-devel
  freetype-devel libpng-devel libqhull-devel"
 depends="python-matplotlib-data>=${version}_${revision} python-numpy python-cycler
  python-dateutil python-parsing python-pytz"
@@ -56,13 +55,18 @@ python-matplotlib-data_package() {
 		rm -f ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/share/matplotlib/mpl-data/matplotlibrc
 	}
 }
-python3.4-matplotlib_package() {
-	depends="python-matplotlib-data>=${version}_${revision} python3.4-numpy
-	 python3.4-cycler python3.4-dateutil python3.4-parsing python3.4-pytz"
-	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3.4}"
-	pycompile_version="3.4"
+python3-matplotlib_package() {
+	replaces="python3.4-matplotlib>=0"
+	depends="python-matplotlib-data>=${version}_${revision} python3-numpy
+	 python3-cycler python3-dateutil python3-parsing python3-pytz"
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
 	pycompile_module="matplotlib mpl_toolkits pylab.py"
 	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/lib/python3.4
+		vmove usr/lib/python3*
 	}
 }
+python3.4-matplotlib_package() {
+	build_style=meta
+	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3.4} (transitional dummy package)"
+	depends="python3-matplotlib>=${version}_${revision}"
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-matplotlib b/srcpkgs/python3-matplotlib
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..9552ac1974c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-matplotlib
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+python-matplotlib
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