diff --git a/gnu/packages/tex.scm b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
index 63aeefc6cd..ad75d9f9ae 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/tex.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/tex.scm
@@ -7663,23 +7663,41 @@ (define-public texlive-latex-ms
 @end itemize\n")
     (license license:lppl1.3c+)))
 
-(define-public texlive-latex-numprint
-  (package
-    (name "texlive-latex-numprint")
-    (version (number->string %texlive-revision))
-    (source
-     (origin
-       (method svn-fetch)
-       (uri (texlive-ref "latex" "numprint"))
-       (file-name (string-append name "-" version "-checkout"))
-       (sha256
-        (base32 "00xyvdfvypfj2wj7wf2qrxpc34wwd0dkdv3bqvb86ydhlpn1jg76"))))
-    (build-system texlive-build-system)
-    (arguments '(#:tex-directory "latex/numprint"))
-    (home-page "https://www.ctan.org/pkg/numprint")
-    (synopsis "Print numbers with separators and exponent if necessary")
-    (description
-     "The package numprint prints numbers with a separator every three
+(define-public texlive-numprint
+  (let ((template
+         (simple-texlive-package
+          "texlive-numprint"
+          (list "doc/latex/numprint/"
+                "source/latex/numprint/"
+                "tex/latex/numprint/")
+          (base32 "1rqbqj4ffcfxxxxbs100pdslaiimwzgg19mf2qzcmm5snxwrf7zj"))))
+    (package
+      (inherit template)
+      (outputs '("out" "doc"))
+      (arguments
+       (substitute-keyword-arguments (package-arguments template)
+         ((#:tex-directory _ '())
+          "latex/numprint")
+         ((#:build-targets _ '())
+          '(list "numprint.ins"))
+         ((#:phases phases)
+          `(modify-phases ,phases
+             (add-after 'unpack 'chdir
+               (lambda _
+                 (chdir "source/latex/numprint")))
+             (replace 'copy-files
+               (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+                 (let ((origin (assoc-ref inputs "source"))
+                       (source (string-append (assoc-ref outputs "out")
+                                              "/share/texmf-dist/source"))
+                       (doc (string-append (assoc-ref outputs "doc")
+                                           "/share/texmf-dist/doc")))
+                   (copy-recursively (string-append origin "/source") source)
+                   (copy-recursively (string-append origin "/doc") doc))))))))
+      (home-page "https://www.ctan.org/pkg/numprint")
+      (synopsis "Print numbers with separators and exponent if necessary")
+      (description
+       "The package numprint prints numbers with a separator every three
 digits and converts numbers given as 12345.6e789 to 12\\,345,6\\cdot
 10^{789}.  Numbers are printed in the current mode (text or math) in
 order to use the correct font.
@@ -7696,7 +7714,9 @@ (define-public texlive-latex-numprint
 environments (similar to the dcolumn and rccol packages) is supported
 using all features of numprint.  Additional text can be added before
 and after the formatted number.")
-    (license license:lppl)))
+      (license license:lppl))))
+
+(define-deprecated-package texlive-latex-numprint texlive-numprint)
 
 (define-public texlive-latex-needspace
   (package