diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-XML-SAX/template b/srcpkgs/perl-XML-SAX/template
index 16a73edd0d..a3d3b8ead1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-XML-SAX/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-XML-SAX/template
@@ -23,5 +23,13 @@ post_stow()
 	LC_ALL=C perl -MXML::SAX -e \
 		"XML::SAX->add_parser(q(XML::SAX::PurePerl))->save_parsers()" \
 		2>&1 >/dev/null
-	[ $? -eq 0 ] && echo "Added parser to XML::SAX registry."
+	[ $? -eq 0 ] && msg_normal "Added parser to XML::SAX registry.\n"
+}
+
+pre_remove()
+{
+	env LC_ALL=C perl -MXML::SAX -e \
+		"XML::SAX->remove_parser(q(XML::SAX::PurePerl))->save_parsers()" \
+		2>&1 >/dev/null
+	[ $? -eq 0 ] && msg_normal "Removed parser from XML::SAX registry.\n"
 }