diff --git a/gnu/packages/audio.scm b/gnu/packages/audio.scm
index 64f826b3f0..12755dd7a7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/audio.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/audio.scm
@@ -1892,19 +1892,17 @@ (define-public lilv
 (define-public lv2
   (package
     (name "lv2")
-    (version "1.14.0")
+    (version "1.16.0")
     (source (origin
              (method url-fetch)
              (uri (string-append "http://lv2plug.in/spec/lv2-"
                                  version ".tar.bz2"))
              (sha256
               (base32
-               "0chxwys3vnn3nxc9x2vchm74s9sx0vfra6y893byy12ci61jc1dq"))))
+               "1ppippbpdpv13ibs06b0bixnazwfhiw0d0ja6hx42jnkgdyp5hyy"))))
     (build-system waf-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(#:tests? #f  ; no check target
-       ;; XXX: The bundled waf does not work with Python 3.7.
-       #:python ,python-2
        #:configure-flags '("--no-plugins")))
     (inputs
      ;; Leaving off cairo and gtk+-2.0 which are needed for example plugins
@@ -1920,22 +1918,6 @@ (define-public lv2
 software.")
     (license license:isc)))
 
-(define-public lv2-devel
-  (let ((commit "39c7c726cd52b2863fcea356cafe1bcab2ba7f37")
-        (revision "1"))
-    (package (inherit lv2)
-      (name "lv2-devel")
-      (version (string-append "1.15.3-" revision "." (string-take commit 7)))
-      (source (origin
-                (method git-fetch)
-                (uri (git-reference
-                      (url "http://lv2plug.in/git/lv2.git")
-                      (commit commit)))
-                (file-name (git-file-name name version))
-                (sha256
-                 (base32
-                  "1gp2rd99dfmpibvpixrqn115mrhybzf3if3h8bssf6siyi13f29r")))))))
-
 (define-public lv2-mda-piano
   (package
     (name "lv2-mda-piano")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/music.scm b/gnu/packages/music.scm
index c4333364e1..f1733b7ae1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/music.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/music.scm
@@ -3374,7 +3374,7 @@ (define-public ingen
          ("python-rdflib" ,python-rdflib)
          ("python" ,python)
          ("jack" ,jack-1)
-         ("lv2" ,lv2-devel)
+         ("lv2" ,lv2)
          ("lilv" ,lilv)
          ("raul" ,raul-devel)
          ("ganv" ,ganv-devel)