diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-importlib_metadata/template b/srcpkgs/python3-importlib_metadata/template
deleted file mode 100644
index 95f75fa6635..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-importlib_metadata/template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# Template file for 'python3-importlib_metadata'
-pkgname=python3-importlib_metadata
-version=4.8.1
-revision=2
-wrksrc="importlib_metadata-${version}"
-build_style=python3-module
-hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools_scm"
-depends="python3-zipp"
-short_desc="Read metadata from Python packages (Python 3)"
-maintainer="Lorem <notloremipsum@protonmail.com>"
-license="Apache-2.0"
-homepage="https://github.com/python/importlib_metadata"
-distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/i/importlib_metadata/importlib_metadata-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=f284b3e11256ad1e5d03ab86bb2ccd6f5339688ff17a4d797a0fe7df326f23b1
-# Needs unpackaged "pyfakefs"
-make_check=no
diff --git a/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template b/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template
index bd079be17ae..0dd6bd5f0ec 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ replaces="
  python3-docker-pycreds<=0.4.0_4
  python3-grako<=3.99.9_7
  python3-idna-ssl<=1.1.0_3
+ python3-importlib_metadata<=4.8.1_2
  python3-jaraco<=1.0_4
  python3-jsonrpc-server<=0.4.0_2
  python3-keepalive<=0.5_6