diff --git a/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/INSTALL
index 02c6c79b20..d967f40519 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/INSTALL
@@ -1,34 +1,29 @@
-#
-# This script will install the actual plugin, advise the user to read the
-# license for Chrome and to re-login to have environment variables set
-# properly.
-#
-
-BUILD_DIR="./var/tmp/${PKGNAME}.build"
-
-case "${ACTION}" in
+# INSTALL
+DISTFILE="https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb"
+BUILD_DIR="./var/tmp/$PKGNAME.build"
+case "$ACTION" in
+pre)
+    # Actions to execute before the package files are unpacked.
+    mkdir -p $BUILD_DIR
+    xbps-uhelper fetch "${DISTFILE}>$BUILD_DIR/$PKGNAME.deb"
+    ;;
 post)
-	. usr/lib/${PKGNAME}/${PKGNAME}-vars.sh
+    # Things that have to happen no matter what
+    ar x "$BUILD_DIR/$PKGNAME.deb"
+    tar xf data.tar.xz
+    mv $BUILD_DIR/opt/google/chrome/libwidevinecdm.so usr/lib/${PKGNAME}
+    mv $BUILD_DIR/opt/google/chrome/libwidevinecdmadapter.so usr/lib/${PKGNAME}
 
-	mkdir -p "$BUILD_DIR"
-	(
-		cd "$BUILD_DIR"
-		xbps-uhelper fetch "${CHROME_URL}>$PKGNAME.deb"
-		echo "$CHROME_CHECKSUM  $PKGNAME.deb" > chksum
-		sha256sum -c chksum || exit 1
-
-		ar x "$PKGNAME.deb"
-		tar xf data.tar.xz
-	) || {
-		echo Error while extracting;
-		rm -r $BUILD_DIR;
-		exit 1;
-	}
-	mv $BUILD_DIR/opt/google/chrome/libwidevinecdm.so usr/lib/${PKGNAME}
-	mv $BUILD_DIR/opt/google/chrome/libwidevinecdmadapter.so usr/lib/${PKGNAME}
-	ln -s /usr/lib/${PKGNAME}/libwidevinecdm.so usr/lib/chromium
-	ln -s /usr/lib/${PKGNAME}/libwidevinecdmadapter.so usr/lib/chromium
-	rm -r $BUILD_DIR
+    if [ "$UPDATE" = "yes" ]; then
+        # actions to execute if package is being updated.
+	...
+    else
+        # actions to execute if package is being installed.
+        ln -s usr/lib/$PKGNAME/libwidevinecdm.so usr/lib/chromium
+        ln -s usr/lib/$PKGNAME/libwidevinecdmadapter.so usr/lib/chromium
+    fi
+    rm -r $BUILD_DIR
+    chmod 775 usr/lib/$PKGNAME/libwidevinecdm.so
+    chmod 775 usr/lib/$PKGNAME/libwidevinecdmadapter.so
     ;;
 esac
-
diff --git a/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/files/chromium-widevine-vars.sh.in b/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/files/chromium-widevine-vars.sh.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e2df84dbc..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/files/chromium-widevine-vars.sh.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export CHROME_URL="%CHROME_URL%" CHROME_CHECKSUM="%CHROME_CHECKSUM%"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/template b/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/template
index cb1c58b8f9..3e9806e4d1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chromium-widevine/template
@@ -1,43 +1,24 @@
 # Template file for 'chromium-widevine'
-_chromeVersion="48.0.2564.116"
-_chromeRevision="1"
+_chromeVersion="current"
 _channel="stable"
-_baseUrl="http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/pool/main/g/google-chrome-stable"
 
 pkgname=chromium-widevine
-version=${_chromeVersion}
-revision=1
+version=49.0.2623.110
+revision=2
 short_desc="A browser plugin designed for the viewing of premium video content"
 maintainer="Benjamin Hoffmeyer <hoffmeyer25@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.google.com/chrome"
 license="chrome"
-only_for_archs="i686 x86_64"
+only_for_archs="x86_64"
 depends="chromium binutils xz"
 repository=nonfree
 create_wrksrc=yes
-
-case "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" in
-x86_64)
-	_filename=google-chrome-${_channel}_${_chromeVersion}-${_chromeRevision}_amd64.deb
-	_chromeChecksum="201e3b32c9c3d647f9bc071b5fe9faa45e0f2ab52127380052f2338c5465d70c"
-	;;
-i686)
-	_filename=google-chrome-${_channel}_${_chromeVersion}-${_chromeRevision}_i386.deb
-	_chromeChecksum="7401ad3698a28bf2b45e350fd2b941c44cb51dbb3f87b0e7dd1a2da72c42f594"
-	;;
-esac
-_chromeUrl="${_baseUrl}/${_filename}"
-distfiles="${_chromeUrl}"
-checksum="$_chromeChecksum"
+distfiles="https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-${_channel}_${_chromeVersion}_amd64.deb"
+checksum="232842e316e17c254de430562ebc057f057a96546e93ed146aa17a7853144db6"
 
 do_extract() {
 	:
 }
 do_install() {
-	sed \
-		-e "s|%CHROME_URL%|${_chromeUrl}|" \
-		-e "s|%CHROME_CHECKSUM%|${_chromeChecksum}|" \
-			${FILESDIR}/chromium-widevine-vars.sh.in > chromium-widevine-vars.sh
-	vinstall chromium-widevine-vars.sh 644 usr/lib/$pkgname
 	vlicense ${FILESDIR}/LICENSE
 }