diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-pyserial/template b/srcpkgs/python-pyserial/template
index 235ad01c9cd..198d118b255 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-pyserial/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-pyserial/template
@@ -2,30 +2,18 @@
 pkgname=python-pyserial
 version=3.4
 revision=7
-build_style=python-module
-hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
+build_style=python2-module
+hostmakedepends="python-setuptools"
 depends="python"
-pycompile_module="serial"
 short_desc="Python2 module providing access for the serial port"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
+license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/pyserial/pyserial"
-license="3-clause-BSD"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pyserial/pyserial-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=6e2d401fdee0eab996cf734e67773a0143b932772ca8b42451440cfed942c627
 alternatives="pyserial:miniterm:/usr/bin/miniterm.py2"
 
 post_install() {
+	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/miniterm.py{,2}
 	vlicense LICENSE.txt LICENSE
 }
-
-python3-pyserial_package() {
-	depends="python3"
-	pycompile_module="serial"
-	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
-	alternatives="pyserial:miniterm:/usr/bin/miniterm.py3"
-	pkg_install() {
-		vmove usr/bin/miniterm.py3
-		vmove usr/lib/python3*
-		vlicense LICENSE.txt LICENSE
-	}
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pyserial b/srcpkgs/python3-pyserial
deleted file mode 120000
index b32b82bb966..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-pyserial
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-python-pyserial
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pyserial/template b/srcpkgs/python3-pyserial/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d90fedaba5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-pyserial/template
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Template file for 'python3-pyserial'
+pkgname=python3-pyserial
+version=3.4
+revision=7
+build_style=python3-module
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
+depends="python3"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest"
+short_desc="Python3 module providing access for the serial port"
+maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
+license="BSD-3-Clause"
+homepage="https://github.com/pyserial/pyserial"
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pyserial/pyserial-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=6e2d401fdee0eab996cf734e67773a0143b932772ca8b42451440cfed942c627
+alternatives="pyserial:miniterm:/usr/bin/miniterm.py3"
+
+post_install() {
+	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/miniterm.py{,3}
+	vlicense LICENSE.txt LICENSE
+}