diff --git a/srcpkgs/newt-python b/srcpkgs/newt-python
deleted file mode 120000
index 53fabbcb04..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/newt-python
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-newt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/newt/template b/srcpkgs/newt/template
index 24d19e46ad..2a44dc7f4c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/newt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/newt/template
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ pkgname=newt
 version=0.52.21
 revision=5
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="python-devel python3-devel"
-makedepends="slang-devel popt-devel python3-devel python-devel"
+hostmakedepends="python3-devel"
+makedepends="slang-devel popt-devel python3-devel"
 short_desc="Library for color text mode, widget based user interfaces"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 license="LGPL-2.0-only"
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ newt-devel_package() {
 		vmove "usr/lib/*.so"
 	}
 }
-newt-python_package() {
-	short_desc+=" - Python2 bindings"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/lib/python2*
-	}
-}
 newt-python3_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - Python3 bindings"
 	pkg_install() {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template b/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template
index e0d40ede6b..ec148e7096 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/removed-packages/template
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ replaces="
  mozjs68<=68.11.0_1
  mutagen<=1.43.0_3
  ncdns<=0.0.2_12
+ newt-python<=0.52.21_5
  nodejs-lts-10<=10.24.0_2
  nvidia340-dkms<=340.108_4
  nvidia340-libs<=340.108_4