diff --git a/srcpkgs/ISOEnts/template b/srcpkgs/ISOEnts/template
index 8501d7df9a..f0517d6a26 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ISOEnts/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ISOEnts/template
@@ -36,21 +36,10 @@ Add_dependency full xmlcatmgr
 Add_dependency build bsdtar
 export sgml_entries="CATALOG /usr/share/sgml/iso8879/catalog --"
 
-do_install()
-{
+do_install() {
 	local dir=${DESTDIR}/usr/share/sgml/iso8879
 
 	install -d ${dir}
 	bsdtar xf ${XBPS_SRCDISTDIR}/${pkgname}.zip -C ${dir}
 	install -m644 ${FILESDIR}/catalog ${dir}
 }
-
-post_stow()
-{
-	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run post-install
-}
-
-pre_remove()
-{
-	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run pre-remove
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ca-certificates/template b/srcpkgs/ca-certificates/template
index b09aaf737c..7316091378 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ca-certificates/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ca-certificates/template
@@ -36,10 +36,3 @@ do_install() {
 	find . -name '*.crt' | sort | cut -b3- \
 		> ${DESTDIR}/etc/ca-certificates.conf
 }
-
-post_stow() {
-	[ ! -d etc/ca-certificates/update.d ] && \
-		install -d ${XBPS_MASTERDIR}/etc/ca-certificates/update.d
-	mkdir -p ${XBPS_MASTERDIR}/etc/ssl/certs
-	${DESTDIR}/usr/sbin/update-ca-certificates --fresh
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/docbook-dsssl/template b/srcpkgs/docbook-dsssl/template
index b911ab48d5..5ccc8dfea9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/docbook-dsssl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/docbook-dsssl/template
@@ -25,22 +25,8 @@ Add_dependency full docbook-xml ">=4.2"
 
 export sgml_entries="CATALOG /usr/share/sgml/docbook/dsssl/modular/catalog --"
 
-do_install()
-{
+do_install() {
 	rm -rf ${wrksrc}/docsrc
 	install -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/sgml/docbook/dsssl/modular
 	cp -rp ${wrksrc}/* ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/sgml/docbook/dsssl/modular
 }
-
-post_stow()
-{
-	#
-	# Run the trigger to register its XML catalog entries.
-	#
-	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run post-install
-}
-
-pre_remove()
-{
-	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run pre-remove
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/docbook-xml/template b/srcpkgs/docbook-xml/template
index 5bf00bf8f0..7ca60226f2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/docbook-xml/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/docbook-xml/template
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ nextCatalog /usr/share/xml/docbook/4.4/catalog --
 nextCatalog /usr/share/xml/docbook/4.5/catalog --
 nextCatalog /usr/share/xml/docbook/4.2/catalog-4.1.2 --"
 
-do_install()
-{
+do_install() {
 	local versions="4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5"
 	local ver dir
 
@@ -59,15 +58,3 @@ do_install()
 	sed -e 's|V4.2|V4.1.2|g' < ${dir}/catalog > ${dir}/catalog-4.1.2
 	chmod 644 ${dir}/catalog-4.1.2
 }
-
-post_stow()
-{
-	# Register XML catalogs.
-	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run post-install
-}
-
-pre_remove()
-{
-	# Unregister XML catalogs.
-	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run pre-remove
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/docbook-xsl/template b/srcpkgs/docbook-xsl/template
index d2a3a5eee0..a666dead97 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/docbook-xsl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/docbook-xsl/template
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ Add_dependency full docbook-xml ">=4.2"
 
 export xml_entries="nextCatalog /usr/share/xsl/docbook/catalog.xml --"
 
-do_install()
-{
+do_install() {
 	local xslmods="common eclipse epub fo highlighting html htmlhelp \
 			images javahelp lib manpages params profiling \
 			roundtrip slides website xhtml xhtml-1_1"
@@ -39,16 +38,3 @@ do_install()
 		cp -a ${dir}/* ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/xsl/docbook/${dir}/
 	done
 }
-
-post_stow()
-{
-	#
-	# Run the trigger to register its XML catalog entries.
-	#
-	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run post-install
-}
-
-pre_remove()
-{
-	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run pre-remove
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/docbook/template b/srcpkgs/docbook/template
index 8b32d2098e..3e076b71b0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/docbook/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/docbook/template
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ CATALOG /usr/share/sgml/docbook/4.3/catalog --
 CATALOG /usr/share/sgml/docbook/4.4/catalog --
 CATALOG /usr/share/sgml/docbook/4.5/catalog --"
 
-do_install()
-{
+do_install() {
 	local ver dir
 
 	for ver in 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5; do
@@ -70,15 +69,3 @@ do_install()
 		install -m644 ${FILESDIR}/catalog${vernodot} ${dir}/catalog
 	done
 }
-
-post_stow()
-{
-	# Register SGML catalogs.
-	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run post-install
-}
-
-pre_remove()
-{
-	# Unregister SGML catalogs.
-	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run pre-remove
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/docbook2x/template b/srcpkgs/docbook2x/template
index 696e5248b9..2c7a461b30 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/docbook2x/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/docbook2x/template
@@ -28,17 +28,6 @@ Add_dependency full docbook-xsl
 Add_dependency full perl-XML-SAX
 Add_dependency full xmlcatmgr
 
-post_install()
-{
+post_install() {
 	sed -i -e 's|${prefix}|/usr|g' ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/*
 }
-
-post_stow()
-{
-	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run post-install
-}
-
-pre_remove()
-{
-	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run pre-remove
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-bluetooth/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-bluetooth/template
index f096bf028b..1a81b4b433 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-bluetooth/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-bluetooth/template
@@ -47,8 +47,3 @@ post_install() {
 	echo "/usr/lib/gnome-bluetooth" > \
 		${DESTDIR}/etc/ld.so.conf.d/${pkgname}.conf
 }
-
-post_stow() {
-	msg_normal "Updating ld.so(8) cache for ${pkgname}...\n"
-	ldconfig -f /etc/ld.so.conf.d/${pkgname}.conf
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
index 30c65d2ca1..925074d919 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ else
 	_kernver="${_kmajor}.${_kminor}-${_kpatch}"
 fi
 kernel_hooks_version="${_kernver}"
-stow_copy_files="/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build"
 
 # These files could be modified when an external module is built.
 mutable_files="
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel/template b/srcpkgs/kernel/template
index 5fc5fcaccd..3a9a92fe0a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel/template
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ fi
 if [ -n "${revision}" ]; then
 	_kernver="${_kernver}_${revision}"
 fi
-stow_copy_files="/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build"
 kernel_hooks_version="${_kernver}"
 
 # These files could be modified when an external module is built.
diff --git a/srcpkgs/openjade/template b/srcpkgs/openjade/template
index a42b90f3bc..ed95bc1c2e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openjade/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openjade/template
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ Add_dependency build perl ">=0"
 Add_dependency build gettext
 Add_dependency build opensp-devel
 
-post_install()
-{
+post_install() {
 	cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin && ln -s openjade jade
 
 	install -d ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}
@@ -39,13 +38,3 @@ post_install()
 		${DESTDIR}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}
 	cp -a ${wrksrc}/jadedoc/images ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/sgml/${pkgname}/jadedoc
 }
-
-post_stow()
-{
-	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run post-install
-}
-
-pre_remove()
-{
-	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run pre-remove
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/opensp/template b/srcpkgs/opensp/template
index 7fd2bd54d4..a86a3454c0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/opensp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/opensp/template
@@ -27,18 +27,7 @@ Add_dependency build gettext
 Add_dependency build xmlto
 Add_dependency full xmlcatmgr
 
-post_install()
-{
+post_install() {
 	# Some programs expect 'nsgmls'... make it a symlink.
 	cd ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin && ln -s onsgmls nsgmls
 }
-
-post_stow()
-{
-	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run post-install
-}
-
-pre_remove()
-{
-	cd ${XBPS_MASTERDIR} && ${XBPS_TRIGGERSDIR}/xml-catalog run pre-remove
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/perl-XML-SAX/template b/srcpkgs/perl-XML-SAX/template
index 20343d363c..ff2538e7bd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/perl-XML-SAX/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/perl-XML-SAX/template
@@ -19,20 +19,3 @@ noarch=yes
 Add_dependency full perl
 Add_dependency full perl-XML-NamespaceSupport
 Add_dependency full perl-XML-SAX-Base
-
-post_stow()
-{
-	# Register the SAX parsers into the registry.
-	LC_ALL=C perl -MXML::SAX -e \
-		"XML::SAX->add_parser(q(XML::SAX::PurePerl))->save_parsers()" \
-		2>&1 >/dev/null
-	[ $? -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"
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/postgresql/template b/srcpkgs/postgresql/template
index 3f759c49bb..ca098afb01 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/postgresql/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/postgresql/template
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ long_desc="
  that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, data integrity,
  and correctness."
 
-stow_copy=yes
 subpackages="${pkgname}-doc ${pkgname}-libs ${pkgname}-libs-devel"
 subpackages="${subpackages} ${pkgname}-plperl ${pkgname}-plpython"
 subpackages="${subpackages} ${pkgname}-pltcl ${pkgname}-client"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python/template b/srcpkgs/python/template
index 45a74b4f8a..cad52e6fda 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python/template
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ long_desc="
  C++. On most systems such modules may be dynamically loaded. Python is also
  adaptable as an extension language for existing applications."
 
-stow_copy=yes
 pycompile_dirs="usr/lib/python2.7"
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xmlcatmgr/template b/srcpkgs/xmlcatmgr/template
index bb5835a9eb..c8b31bb149 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xmlcatmgr/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xmlcatmgr/template
@@ -18,14 +18,15 @@ long_desc="
  local files or URIs. This allows you to tell the parser where to look
  for entities without having to modify the original document source."
 
-conf_files="/etc/sgml/catalog /etc/xml/catalog
- /usr/share/sgml/catalog /usr/share/xml/catalog"
-stow_copy_files="$conf_files"
+conf_files="
+/etc/sgml/catalog
+/etc/xml/catalog
+/usr/share/sgml/catalog
+/usr/share/xml/catalog"
 
 Add_dependency full glibc
 
-pre_install()
-{
+pre_install() {
 	# Create XML and SGML catalogs once built.
 	echo "=> Creating SGML catalogs..."
 	$wrksrc/xmlcatmgr -sc $wrksrc/catalog.etc.sgml create
@@ -39,8 +40,7 @@ pre_install()
 		/usr/share/xml/catalog
 }
 
-post_install()
-{
+post_install() {
 	# Install the XML/SGML catalog files.
 	echo "=> Installing XML/SGML catalogs."
 	chmod 644 $wrksrc/catalog.*