diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-setuptools/template b/srcpkgs/python3-setuptools/template
index 6bdad45add7..c77068ebc39 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-setuptools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-setuptools/template
@@ -1,33 +1,27 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-setuptools'
 pkgname=python3-setuptools
-version=53.0.0
+version=54.0.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="setuptools-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-devel"
 depends="python3"
-checkdepends="python3-pytest-fixture-config python3-jaraco
- python3-mock python3-wheel python3-pip"
 short_desc="Easily build and distribute Python3 packages"
 maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/pypa/setuptools"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pypa/setuptools/master/CHANGES.rst"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/setuptools/setuptools-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=1b18ef17d74ba97ac9c0e4b4265f123f07a8ae85d9cd093949fa056d3eeeead5
+checksum=34efee89c4c879204f5739ec6d9d3635195b0b7d2b51e25c9261a327367ec5ff
 provides="python3-distribute-${version}_1"
 replaces="python3-distribute>=0"
+# Tests rely on jaraco.path, which relies on singledispatch, both unpackaged;
+# singledispatch backports functools.singledispatch and is not worth packaging
+make_check=no
 
 export SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_WINDOWS_SPECIFIC_FILES=0
 export SETUPTOOLS_DISABLE_VERSIONED_EASY_INSTALL_SCRIPT=1
 
-do_check() {
-	# Void does not package components necessary for these tests
-	python3 -m pytest -k 'not test_bdist_wininst_warning' \
-		--ignore=setuptools/tests/test_distutils_adoption.py \
-		--ignore=setuptools/tests/test_virtualenv.py setuptools/tests
-}
-
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }