diff --git a/shutils/metadata.sh b/shutils/metadata.sh
index aa0f9e7b6cb..0e52dd161d3 100644
--- a/shutils/metadata.sh
+++ b/shutils/metadata.sh
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ xbps_write_metadata_pkg()
 		if [ ! -f $XBPS_TEMPLATESDIR/${sourcepkg}/${subpkg}.template ]; then
 			msg_error "Cannot find subpackage template!"
 		fi
-		unset run_depends conf_files keep_dirs noarch install_priority \
-			triggers
+		unset run_depends conf_files keep_dirs noarch triggers
 		. $XBPS_TEMPLATESDIR/${sourcepkg}/${subpkg}.template
 		pkgname=${sourcepkg}-${subpkg}
 		set_tmpl_common_vars
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ xbps_write_metadata_pkg()
 xbps_write_metadata_pkg_real()
 {
 	local metadir=${DESTDIR}/var/db/xbps/metadata/$pkgname
-	local f i j arch dirat lnkat newlnk prioinst TMPFLIST TMPFPLIST
+	local f i j arch dirat lnkat newlnk TMPFLIST TMPFPLIST
 	local fpattern="s|${DESTDIR}||g;s|^\./$||g;/^$/d"
 
 	if [ ! -d "${DESTDIR}" ]; then
@@ -90,12 +89,6 @@ xbps_write_metadata_pkg_real()
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
-	if [ -n "$install_priority" ]; then
-		prioinst=$install_priority
-	else
-		prioinst=0
-	fi
-
 	if [ -n "$noarch" ]; then
 		arch=noarch
 	else
@@ -255,8 +248,6 @@ xbps_write_metadata_pkg_real()
 <string>$version</string>
 <key>architecture</key>
 <string>$arch</string>
-<key>priority</key>
-<integer>$prioinst</integer>
 <key>installed_size</key>
 <integer>$(du -sb ${DESTDIR}|awk '{print $1}')</integer>
 <key>maintainer</key>
diff --git a/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh b/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh
index 590a67abc30..1c3e5a20d16 100644
--- a/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh
+++ b/shutils/tmpl_funcs.sh
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ reset_tmpl_vars()
 			build_depends libtool_fixup_la_stage no_fixup_libtool \
 			disable_parallel_build run_depends cross_compiler \
 			only_for_archs patch_args conf_files keep_dirs \
-			install_priority noarch subpackages sourcepkg \
+			noarch subpackages sourcepkg \
 			abi_depends api_depends triggers \
 			XBPS_EXTRACT_DONE XBPS_CONFIGURE_DONE \
 			XBPS_BUILD_DONE XBPS_INSTALL_DONE FILESDIR DESTDIR \
diff --git a/templates/gcc/libgcc.template b/templates/gcc/libgcc.template
index 12112078006..92cdd572b43 100644
--- a/templates/gcc/libgcc.template
+++ b/templates/gcc/libgcc.template
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ short_desc="GCC version ${version} shared library support"
 long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains the GCC shared library."
-install_priority=50
 
 do_install()
 {
diff --git a/templates/xbps-base-dirs/template b/templates/xbps-base-dirs/template
index 248d5a426f9..c19f82f91ed 100644
--- a/templates/xbps-base-dirs/template
+++ b/templates/xbps-base-dirs/template
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ long_desc="
 
 base_chroot=yes
 noarch=yes
-install_priority=100
 
 do_install()
 {