diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-Babel/template b/srcpkgs/python-Babel/template
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d110e70d4..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python-Babel/template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# Template file for 'python-Babel'
-pkgname=python-Babel
-version=2.8.0
-revision=4
-wrksrc="${pkgname#*-}-${version}"
-build_style=python-module
-hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
-depends="python-setuptools python-pytz"
-short_desc="Tools for internationalizing Python applications (Python2)"
-maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
-license="BSD-3-Clause"
-homepage="http://babel.pocoo.org/"
-distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/B/Babel/Babel-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=1aac2ae2d0d8ea368fa90906567f5c08463d98ade155c0c4bfedd6a0f7160e38
-alternatives="babel:pybabel:/usr/bin/pybabel2"
-
-post_install() {
-	vlicense LICENSE
-}
-
-python3-Babel_package() {
-	depends="python3-setuptools python3-pytz"
-	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
-	alternatives="babel:pybabel:/usr/bin/pybabel3"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/bin/pybabel3
-		vmove usr/lib/python3*
-		vlicense LICENSE
-	}
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-Babel b/srcpkgs/python3-Babel
deleted file mode 120000
index d4dcb8aac7..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-Babel
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-python-Babel
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-Babel/template b/srcpkgs/python3-Babel/template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65cf873123
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-Babel/template
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Template file for 'python3-Babel'
+pkgname=python3-Babel
+version=2.9.1
+revision=1
+wrksrc="${pkgname#*-}-${version}"
+build_style=python3-module
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+depends="python3-setuptools python3-pytz"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest python3-pytz python3-freezegun"
+short_desc="Tools for internationalizing Python applications (Python3)"
+maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
+license="BSD-3-Clause"
+homepage="http://babel.pocoo.org/"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/B/Babel/Babel-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=bc0c176f9f6a994582230df350aa6e05ba2ebe4b3ac317eab29d9be5d2768da0
+# test_extract_error_code fails: https://github.com/python-babel/babel/issues/802#issuecomment-1029132391
+make_check=no
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LICENSE
+	# for compatibility
+	ln -s pybabel "${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/pybabel3"
+}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template b/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template
index 92e675c84d..ec1518d050 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ replaces="
  pygtksourceview<=2.10.1_5
  pyside-tools<=0.2.15_2
  pystopwatch<=2019_2
+ python-Babel<=2.8.0_4
  python-M2Crypto<=0.35.2_7
  python-Pillow<=6.2.2_3
  python-Pygments<=2.5.2_4