diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-soupsieve/template b/srcpkgs/python-soupsieve/template
index e1c304fd1d..f2a07463e1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-soupsieve/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-soupsieve/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-soupsieve'
 pkgname=python-soupsieve
-version=1.7.3
+version=1.8
 revision=1
 archs=noarch
 wrksrc="soupsieve-${version}"
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ maintainer="Aluísio Augusto Silva Gonçalves <aluisio@aasg.name>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://facelessuser.github.io/soupsieve/"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/soupsieve/soupsieve-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=87db12ae79194f0ff9808d2b1641c4f031ae39ffa3cab6b907ea7c1e5e5ed445
+checksum=eaed742b48b1f3e2d45ba6f79401b2ed5dc33b2123dfe216adb90d4bfa0ade26
 
 do_check() {
 	PY2PATH="${PWD}/build-2.7/lib"
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ do_check() {
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.md
+
+	# Remove tests outside of the namespace
+	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/${py3_sitelib}/tests
+	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/${py2_sitelib}/tests
 }
 
 python3-soupsieve_package() {