diff --git a/srcpkgs/NetworkManager/patches/create_dirs.patch b/srcpkgs/NetworkManager/patches/create_dirs.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 76e67d9e26f..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/NetworkManager/patches/create_dirs.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-From cbb0d6d116e2d5e844c2c118f2f707d10e6b6fc4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Dan Williams <dcbw@redhat.com>
-Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:09:54 +0000
-Subject: build: create NM state directory at install time
-
----
-diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
-index 8c01df0..d7dccaa 100644
---- a/src/Makefile.am
-+++ b/src/Makefile.am
-@@ -275,8 +275,10 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
- 	$(NetworkManager_DATA)
- 
- rundir=$(localstatedir)/run/NetworkManager
-+statedir=$(localstatedir)/lib/NetworkManager
- install-data-hook:
- 	$(mkinstalldirs) -m 0700 $(DESTDIR)$(rundir)
-+	$(mkinstalldirs) -m 0700 $(DESTDIR)$(statedir)
- 
- CLEANFILES = $(BUILT_SOURCES)
- 
---
-cgit v0.8.3-6-g21f6
-From e8da63889b4124cfe3344e38b0931abf208e98da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Dan Williams <dcbw@redhat.com>
-Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:07:08 +0000
-Subject: keyfile: create keyfile data directory during install
-
-So distributions don't have to do it.
----
-diff --git a/system-settings/plugins/keyfile/Makefile.am b/system-settings/plugins/keyfile/Makefile.am
-index 1c1fd4a..c519adc 100644
---- a/system-settings/plugins/keyfile/Makefile.am
-+++ b/system-settings/plugins/keyfile/Makefile.am
-@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ libnm_settings_plugin_keyfile_la_LIBADD = \
- 	$(DBUS_LIBS) \
- 	$(GIO_LIBS)
- 
-+keyfiledir=$(sysconfdir)/NetworkManager/system-connections
-+
- install-data-hook:
- 	$(mkinstalldirs) -m 0755 $(DESTDIR)$(keyfiledir)
- 
---
-cgit v0.8.3-6-g21f6
diff --git a/srcpkgs/NetworkManager/patches/create_dirs.patch.args b/srcpkgs/NetworkManager/patches/create_dirs.patch.args
deleted file mode 100644
index 2eba1cb3c5c..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/NetworkManager/patches/create_dirs.patch.args
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
--Np1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/NetworkManager/template b/srcpkgs/NetworkManager/template
index a1050fe1608..620894a5fa6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/NetworkManager/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/NetworkManager/template
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'NetworkManager'
 pkgname=NetworkManager
-version=0.8.2
-revision=2
+version=0.8.3.996
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/0.8/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--localstatedir=/var --with-distro=gentoo
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ configure_args="--localstatedir=/var --with-distro=gentoo
 --with-crypto=nss --disable-static"
 short_desc="Network Management daemon"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=58e49dcd83cb641a9dcaad4fd566a08196c862479ad3086c00f28f03768eb4f1
+checksum=b063f99efdeaf1e9ae0a457d52de36d059c069f6485a6ba82e9d0dc5559bfd16
 long_desc="
  This packages common libraries for the GNOME desktop."
 
@@ -48,19 +47,12 @@ Add_dependency build libnl-devel
 Add_dependency build polkit-devel
 Add_dependency build ppp-devel
 Add_dependency build iptables-devel
-Add_dependency build automake
 
 Add_dependency full dbus		">=0"
 Add_dependency full iproute2
 Add_dependency full dhcpcd
 Add_dependency full wpa_supplicant
 
-
-pre_configure()
-{
-	cd ${wrksrc} && autoreconf -fi
-}
-
 post_install()
 {
 	# Install config file.