diff --git a/srcpkgs/dbus-python/template b/srcpkgs/dbus-python/template
index 6f7283078de..32add74e54c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dbus-python/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dbus-python/template
@@ -56,5 +56,8 @@ dbus-python3_package() {
 	pkg_install() {
 		cd $wrksrc/build-python3
 		make DESTDIR=${PKGDESTDIR} install
+		rm -rf ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/include
+		rm -rf ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/pkgconfig
+		rm -rf ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/share/doc
 	}
 }