diff --git a/gnu/packages/music.scm b/gnu/packages/music.scm
index 7ed5915ae8a..0472c2d55ca 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/music.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/music.scm
@@ -4052,7 +4052,7 @@ event-based scripts for scrobbling, notifications, etc.")
      (list gettext-minimal python-dateutil))
     (inputs
      (list chromaprint
-           python-charset-normalizer-3
+           python-charset-normalizer
            python-discid
            python-pyqt
            python-mutagen
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-web.scm b/gnu/packages/python-web.scm
index 61f53e89d5f..79e4e658d86 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-web.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-web.scm
@@ -8619,7 +8619,7 @@ for HTTP/2 is planned.")
      (list python-pytest
            python-setuptools))
     (propagated-inputs
-     (list python-charset-normalizer-3
+     (list python-charset-normalizer
            python-ruamel.yaml
            python-weblate-language-data))
     (home-page "https://weblate.org/")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 106b46ad25e..526b6be9efb 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -19853,7 +19853,8 @@ taking a new approach.  All IANA character set names for which the Python core
 library provides codecs are supported.")
     (license license:expat)))
 
-(define-public python-charset-normalizer-3 python-charset-normalizer)
+(define-deprecated/public-alias python-charset-normalizer-3
+  python-charset-normalizer)           ;may be removed after 2025-12-01
 
 (define-public python-docopt
   (package