diff --git a/common/xbps-src/shutils/update_check.sh b/common/xbps-src/shutils/update_check.sh
index d88fb12e253..4ce6129a511 100644
--- a/common/xbps-src/shutils/update_check.sh
+++ b/common/xbps-src/shutils/update_check.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ update_check() {
     export LC_ALL=C
 
     if [ -z "$site" ]; then
-        printf '%s\n' "$homepage"
+        case "$distfiles" in
+            # only consider versions those exist in ftp.gnome.org
+            *ftp.gnome.org*) ;;
+            *)
+                printf '%s\n' "$homepage" ;;
+        esac
         for i in $distfiles; do
             printf '%s\n' "${i%/*}/"
         done
@@ -126,7 +131,7 @@ update_check() {
                 url="https://bitbucket.org/$pkgurlname/downloads"
                 rx='/(get|downloads)/(v?|\Q'"$pkgname"'\E-)?\K[\d\.]+(?=\.tar)';;
             *ftp.gnome.org*)
-                : ${pattern="\Q$pkgname\E-\K[0-9]+\.[0-9]*[02468]\.[0-9.]*[0-9](?=)"}
+                : ${pattern="\Q$pkgname\E-\K([13]\.[0-9]*[02468]|[4-9][0-9]+)\.[0-9.]*[0-9](?=)"}
                 url="http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/$pkgname/cache.json";;
             *kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/*)
                 rx=linux-'\K'${version%.*}'[\d.]+(?=\.tar\.xz)';;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/NetworkManager/update b/srcpkgs/NetworkManager/update
deleted file mode 100644
index a73db8805ed..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/NetworkManager/update
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ignore="*.[0-9]*[13579].*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/adwaita-icon-theme/update b/srcpkgs/adwaita-icon-theme/update
deleted file mode 100644
index a73db8805ed..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/adwaita-icon-theme/update
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ignore="*.[0-9]*[13579].*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/clutter/update b/srcpkgs/clutter/update
deleted file mode 100644
index 0980963f6df..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/clutter/update
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-site="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/cache.json"
-ignore="1.*[13579].*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/glib-networking/update b/srcpkgs/glib-networking/update
deleted file mode 100644
index a73db8805ed..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/glib-networking/update
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ignore="*.[0-9]*[13579].*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-control-center/update b/srcpkgs/gnome-control-center/update
deleted file mode 100644
index a73db8805ed..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-control-center/update
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ignore="*.[0-9]*[13579].*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-desktop/update b/srcpkgs/gnome-desktop/update
deleted file mode 100644
index a73db8805ed..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-desktop/update
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ignore="*.[0-9]*[13579].*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-online-accounts/update b/srcpkgs/gnome-online-accounts/update
deleted file mode 100644
index a84fbbad8b1..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-online-accounts/update
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-site="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/cache.json"
-ignore="3.*[13579].*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection/update b/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection/update
deleted file mode 100644
index 0980963f6df..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/gobject-introspection/update
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-site="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/cache.json"
-ignore="1.*[13579].*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gsettings-desktop-schemas/update b/srcpkgs/gsettings-desktop-schemas/update
deleted file mode 100644
index a73db8805ed..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/gsettings-desktop-schemas/update
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ignore="*.[0-9]*[13579].*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gsound/update b/srcpkgs/gsound/update
deleted file mode 100644
index a84fbbad8b1..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/gsound/update
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-site="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/cache.json"
-ignore="3.*[13579].*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgweather/update b/srcpkgs/libgweather/update
index a84fbbad8b1..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libgweather/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgweather/update
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-site="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/cache.json"
-ignore="3.*[13579].*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mutter/update b/srcpkgs/mutter/update
deleted file mode 100644
index a84fbbad8b1..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/mutter/update
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-site="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/cache.json"
-ignore="3.*[13579].*"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/simple-scan/update b/srcpkgs/simple-scan/update
deleted file mode 100644
index 92dea937506..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/simple-scan/update
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-ignore="[0-9].[0-9][13579]*"