diff --git a/srcpkgs/afew/template b/srcpkgs/afew/template
index e89ee064a6c..a8ca1dac5b1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/afew/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/afew/template
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'afew'
 pkgname=afew
 version=3.0.1
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=python3-module
-hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools python3-Sphinx pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools_scm python3-Sphinx pkg-config"
 depends="notmuch-python3 python3-dkimpy python3-chardet notmuch"
 checkdepends="python3-pytest python3-freezegun $depends"
 short_desc="Initial tagging script for notmuch mail"
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ homepage="https://github.com/afewmail/afew"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/a/afew/afew-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=ce857fe1a3bc0982c1dac81aef66cacc148e4f9db06da720f869392af1c2ee72
 
-post_patch() {
-	# version is pre-generated
-	vsed -i -e "s/'setuptools_scm'//" setup.py
-}
-
 post_build() {
 	python3 setup.py build_sphinx -b man
 }