diff --git a/srcpkgs/sonata/template b/srcpkgs/sonata/template
index d746df050c..777769e688 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sonata/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sonata/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=sonata
 version=1.7a2
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
-wrksrc="${pkgname}-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 python_versions="3.4"
 pycompile_module="sonata"