diff --git a/srcpkgs/cracklib-python b/srcpkgs/cracklib-python
deleted file mode 120000
index 741275aec92..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/cracklib-python
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-cracklib
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cracklib/template b/srcpkgs/cracklib/template
index 7f61fc2be57..be17b677209 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cracklib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cracklib/template
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'cracklib'
 pkgname=cracklib
 version=2.9.7
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static"
-hostmakedepends="libtool automake gettext-devel python"
-makedepends="python-devel"
+hostmakedepends="libtool automake gettext-devel"
 short_desc="Password Checking Library"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
@@ -34,16 +33,6 @@ cracklib-devel_package() {
 	}
 }
 
-cracklib-python_package() {
-	lib32disabled=yes
-	depends="python"
-	short_desc+=" - python bindings"
-	pycompile_module="cracklib.py"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove "usr/lib/python*"
-	}
-}
-
 libcracklib_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - runtime library"
 	pkg_install() {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template b/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template
index 57b6b45de86..35b49089455 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ replaces="
  california<=0.4.0_4
  clamz<=0.5_4
  couchdb<=1.7.1_2
+ cracklib-python<=2.9.7_1
  ctpp2<=2.8.3_7
  ctpp2-devel<=2.8.3_7
  dht-node<=0.2.0_3