diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pystache/patches/setup.patch b/srcpkgs/python3-pystache/patches/setup.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3849245d01d..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-pystache/patches/setup.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-1. setuptools no longer supports use_2to3, so drop the setup() arg
-2. Drop the pystache-test entrypoint script here rather than in-template
-
---- ./setup.py
-+++ ./setup.py
-@@ -351,13 +351,6 @@
- 
-     """
-     extra = {}
--    # TODO: it might be more correct to check whether we are using
--    #   Distribute instead of setuptools, since use_2to3 doesn't take
--    #   effect when using Python 2, even when using Distribute.
--    if py_version >= (3, ):
--        # Causes 2to3 to be run during the build step.
--        extra['use_2to3'] = True
--
-     return extra
- 
- 
-@@ -401,7 +394,6 @@
-           entry_points = {
-             'console_scripts': [
-                 'pystache=pystache.commands.render:main',
--                'pystache-test=pystache.commands.test:main',
-             ],
-           },
-           classifiers = CLASSIFIERS,
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pystache/template b/srcpkgs/python3-pystache/template
deleted file mode 100644
index df56a83ccdd..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-pystache/template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-# Template file for 'python3-pystache'
-pkgname=python3-pystache
-version=0.5.4
-revision=8
-build_style=python3-module
-hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
-depends="python3-setuptools"
-short_desc="Python3 implementation of Mustache"
-maintainer="John <me@johnnynator.dev>"
-license="MIT"
-homepage="https://github.com/defunkt/pystache"
-distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pystache/pystache-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=f7bbc265fb957b4d6c7c042b336563179444ab313fb93a719759111eabd3b85a
-
-do_build() {
-	# Convert py2 syntax to py3 since setuptools no longer does it
-	2to3-${py3_ver} -w pystache
-	python3 setup.py build --build-base=build-${py3_ver}
-}
-
-post_install() {
-	vlicense LICENSE
-	ln -s pystache "${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/pystache3"
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template b/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template
index 49748989212..e4ce2944762 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template
@@ -737,6 +737,7 @@ replaces="
  python3-pyside2<=5.15.10_1
  python3-pyside<=5.15.0_2
  python3-pyspotify<=2.1.3_5
+ python3-pystache<=0.5.4_8
  python3-sabyenc3<=5.4.4_2
  python3-scikit-video<=1.1.11_6
  python3-shiboken2<=5.15.10_2