diff --git a/gnu/packages/check.scm b/gnu/packages/check.scm
index 1300f9e1a6..cfa4ab86e2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/check.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/check.scm
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ and many external plugins.")
     (propagated-inputs
      (append (alist-delete "python-py"
                            (package-propagated-inputs python-pytest))
-             `(("python-py" ,python-py-next))))
+             `(("python-py" ,python-py))))
     (native-inputs
      (append (alist-delete "python-pytest"
                            (package-native-inputs python-pytest))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 6547ceeeeb..75051eca74 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -2446,14 +2446,14 @@ server.")
 (define-public python-py
   (package
     (name "python-py")
-    (version "1.8.1")
+    (version "1.10.0")
     (source
      (origin
        (method url-fetch)
        (uri (pypi-uri "py" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1ajjazg3913n0sp3vjyva9c2qh5anx8ziryng935f89604a0h9sy"))))
+         "1lqvkqk3b440g9z82gqbzlzas84wrm6ir8kplzhzavmn2pd1pf11"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      ;; FIXME: "ImportError: 'test' module incorrectly imported from
@@ -2470,18 +2470,6 @@ server.")
 code introspection, and logging.")
     (license license:expat)))
 
-(define-public python-py-next
-  (package
-    (inherit python-py)
-    (version "1.9.0")
-    (source
-     (origin
-       (method url-fetch)
-       (uri (pypi-uri "py" version))
-       (sha256
-        (base32
-         "0hpk0gzd4v1pcnq7zinwg5n219czi23qghcswykqskkbwly8i9lw"))))))
-
 (define-public python2-py
   (package-with-python2 python-py))