diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-pytz/template b/srcpkgs/python-pytz/template
index 5c46375ca9e..2a4c846db36 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-pytz/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-pytz/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-pytz'
 pkgname=python-pytz
-version=2016.3
+version=2016.4
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="pytz-${version}"
@@ -13,16 +13,13 @@ short_desc="Python2 timezone library"
 maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://pythonhosted.org/pytz/"
 license="MIT"
-distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pytz/pytz-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=3449da19051655d4c0bb5c37191331748bcad15804d81676a88451ef299370a8
+distfiles="https://pypi.python.org/packages/f4/7d/7c0c85e9c64a75dde11bc9d3e1adc4e09a42ce7cdb873baffa1598118709/pytz-${version}.tar.bz2"
+checksum=ee7c751544e35a7b7fb5e3fb25a49dade37d51e70a93e5107f10575d7102c311
 
-pre_build() {
-	sed -i '/^#!/d' pytz/tzfile.py
-}
 post_install() {
 	# use system tz database
+	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/python*/site-packages/pytz/zoneinfo
 	for pyver in $python_versions; do
-		rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/python${pyver}/site-packages/pytz/zoneinfo
 		ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo \
 			${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/python${pyver}/site-packages/pytz/zoneinfo
 	done