diff --git a/extra/python-matplotlib/.SRCINFO b/extra/python-matplotlib/.SRCINFO
index ca2c7374b..ebfd789e9 100644
--- a/extra/python-matplotlib/.SRCINFO
+++ b/extra/python-matplotlib/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pkgbase = python-matplotlib
 	pkgdesc = A python plotting library, making publication quality plots
 	pkgver = 3.8.3
-	pkgrel = 1
+	pkgrel = 2
 	url = https://matplotlib.org
 	arch = x86_64
 	license = custom
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ pkgbase = python-matplotlib
 	checkdepends = python-cairocffi
 	checkdepends = python-gobject
 	checkdepends = python-pyqt5
-	checkdepends = pyside2
 	checkdepends = python-pyqt6
 	checkdepends = pyside6
 	checkdepends = python-tornado
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ pkgbase = python-matplotlib
 	depends = python-pyparsing
 	depends = qhull
 	optdepends = tk: Tk{Agg,Cairo} backends
-	optdepends = pyside2: alternative for Qt5{Agg,Cairo} backends
 	optdepends = pyside6: alternative for Qt6{Agg,Cairo} backends
 	optdepends = python-pyqt5: Qt5{Agg,Cairo} backends
 	optdepends = python-pyqt6: Qt6{Agg,Cairo} backends
diff --git a/extra/python-matplotlib/PKGBUILD b/extra/python-matplotlib/PKGBUILD
index 6c15a0055..ec99f14dd 100644
--- a/extra/python-matplotlib/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/python-matplotlib/PKGBUILD
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 pkgname=python-matplotlib
 pkgver=3.8.3
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=2
 _mpl_images_ver=3.8.3
 pkgdesc="A python plotting library, making publication quality plots"
 arch=(x86_64)
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ license=(custom)
 depends=(freetype2 python-contourpy python-cycler python-dateutil python-fonttools python-kiwisolver python-numpy
          python-packaging python-pillow python-pyparsing qhull)
 optdepends=('tk: Tk{Agg,Cairo} backends'
-            'pyside2: alternative for Qt5{Agg,Cairo} backends'
             'pyside6: alternative for Qt6{Agg,Cairo} backends'
             'python-pyqt5: Qt5{Agg,Cairo} backends'
             'python-pyqt6: Qt6{Agg,Cairo} backends'
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ makedepends=(git python-build python-installer python-certifi python-setuptools-
 checkdepends=(python-pytest python-pytest-xdist python-pytest python-pytest-rerunfailures xorg-server-xvfb
               texlive-bin texlive-latexextra texlive-pictures texlive-fontsrecommended texlive-luatex
               ghostscript inkscape ffmpeg imagemagick gtk4
-              python-cairo python-gobject python-pyqt5 pyside2
+              python-cairo python-gobject python-pyqt5
               python-pyqt6 pyside6 python-tornado python-wxpython tk
               jupyter-nbconvert jupyter-nbformat python-ipykernel
               python-pandas python-pikepdf python-pytz python-xarray