diff --git a/srcpkgs/eclipse/template b/srcpkgs/eclipse/template
index 244312a6ff9..db2b8916fae 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/eclipse/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/eclipse/template
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ short_desc="An IDE for Java and other languages"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="EPL"
 homepage="http://eclipse.org"
-update_site="http://www.eclipse.org/downloads"
-update_pattern='\(\K[\d.]+(?=\) Release)'
 only_for_archs="i686 x86_64"
 
 _release=luna-SR1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/eclipse/update b/srcpkgs/eclipse/update
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..234208472b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/eclipse/update
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+site="http://www.eclipse.org/downloads"
+pattern='\(\K[\d.]+(?=\) Release)'