diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-ipython/template b/srcpkgs/python3-ipython/template
index 03743187c5..d7c28bc5a4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-ipython/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-ipython/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-ipython'
 pkgname=python3-ipython
 version=7.12.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 archs=noarch
 wrksrc="ipython-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
@@ -9,26 +9,24 @@ hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 depends="python3-pickleshare python3-simplegeneric python3-traitlets
  python3-pexpect python3-prompt_toolkit2 python3-Pygments python3-jedi
  python3-backcall"
+checkdepends="$depends python3-pytest python3-nose python3-matplotlib
+ python3-requests python3-testpath python3-numpy python3-ipython_ipykernel
+ python3-jupyter_nbformat python3-Pygments"
 short_desc="Enhanced interactive Python3 shell"
 maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://ipython.org/"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/i/ipython/ipython-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=d9459e7237e2e5858738ff9c3e26504b79899b58a6d49e574d352493d80684c6
+conflicts="python-ipython<=5.8.0_2"
 
-alternatives="
- ipython:ipython:/usr/bin/ipython3
- ipython:ipython.1:/usr/share/man/man1/ipython3.1"
+do_check() {
+	pytest
+}
 
 post_install() {
-	# use decorators of numpy
-	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/python*/site-packages/IPython/external/decorators/_decorators.py
 	# remove iptest
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/iptest*
-	# remove ipython for alternatives
-	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/ipython
-	# create versioned man pages
-	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man1/ipython{,3}.1
 
 	vlicense COPYING.rst LICENSE
 }