diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-distribute/patches/distribute-0.6.14_python2_and_3.patch b/srcpkgs/python-distribute/patches/distribute-0.6.14_python2_and_3.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index dc5da86fdba..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python-distribute/patches/distribute-0.6.14_python2_and_3.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-diff -Naur distribute-0.6.14.ori//distribute.egg-info/entry_points.txt distribute-0.6.14/distribute.egg-info/entry_points.txt
---- distribute-0.6.14.ori//distribute.egg-info/entry_points.txt	2010-07-14 20:14:10.000000000 -0400
-+++ distribute-0.6.14/distribute.egg-info/entry_points.txt	2010-10-21 09:26:43.386667396 -0400
-@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
- depends.txt = setuptools.command.egg_info:warn_depends_obsolete
- 
- [console_scripts]
--easy_install = setuptools.command.easy_install:main
-+easy_install-3.1 = setuptools.command.easy_install:main
-+easy_install-2.7 = setuptools.command.easy_install:main
- easy_install-2.6 = setuptools.command.easy_install:main
- 
- [setuptools.file_finders]
-diff -Naur distribute-0.6.14.ori//distribute_setup.py distribute-0.6.14/distribute_setup.py
---- distribute-0.6.14.ori//distribute_setup.py	2010-07-14 19:53:38.000000000 -0400
-+++ distribute-0.6.14/distribute_setup.py	2010-10-21 09:25:18.356667404 -0400
-@@ -299,8 +299,7 @@
-         log.warn('Could not find the install location')
-         return
-     pyver = '%s.%s' % (sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1])
--    setuptools_file = 'setuptools-%s-py%s.egg-info' % \
--            (SETUPTOOLS_FAKED_VERSION, pyver)
-+    setuptools_file = 'setuptools-%s.egg-info' % SETUPTOOLS_FAKED_VERSION
-     pkg_info = os.path.join(placeholder, setuptools_file)
-     if os.path.exists(pkg_info):
-         log.warn('%s already exists', pkg_info)
-diff -Naur distribute-0.6.14.ori//setup.py distribute-0.6.14/setup.py
---- distribute-0.6.14.ori//setup.py	2010-07-14 19:53:38.000000000 -0400
-+++ distribute-0.6.14/setup.py	2010-10-21 09:32:44.850000736 -0400
-@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@
-                 f.close()
- 
- 
-+console_scripts = ["easy_install-%s = setuptools.command.easy_install:main" % sys.version[:3]]
-+
- # if we are installing Distribute using "python setup.py install"
- # we need to get setuptools out of the way
- def _easy_install_marker():
-@@ -182,11 +184,7 @@
-             "dependency_links.txt = setuptools.command.egg_info:overwrite_arg",
-         ],
- 
--        "console_scripts": [
--             "easy_install = setuptools.command.easy_install:main",
--             "easy_install-%s = setuptools.command.easy_install:main"
--                % sys.version[:3]
--        ],
-+        "console_scripts": console_scripts,
- 
-         "setuptools.file_finders":
-             ["svn_cvs = setuptools.command.sdist:_default_revctrl"],
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-distribute/template b/srcpkgs/python-distribute/template
index 7c2fbb62a56..b936afa5b24 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-distribute/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-distribute/template
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 # Template file for 'python-distribute'
 pkgname=python-distribute
-version=0.6.14
+version=0.6.28
 revision=1
 wrksrc="distribute-${version}"
-patch_args="-Np1"
-distfiles="http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/d/distribute/distribute-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=python-module
 fulldepends="python"
 short_desc="A collection of extensions to the Python distutils"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=44c92b7edbc0ff9cd5847291e7dcb4cc75e24247a306bd4b8a139abd355b0db0
+homepage="http://pypi.python.org/pypi/distribute"
+license="PSF"
+distfiles="http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/d/distribute/distribute-$version.tar.gz"
+checksum=a42e897551aeb7600708f4aa6a0c02acb4458613976234b7d4fad7ae841a8d63
 long_desc="
  Extensions to the python-distutils for large or complex distributions."
 
-pycompile_module="setuptools pkg_resources easy_install site"
+pycompile_module="pkg_resources.py easy_install.py site.py setuptools"
 noarch=yes 
-