diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-tornado/template b/srcpkgs/python-tornado/template
index 04d226b5053..72e9192aa30 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-tornado/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-tornado/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python-tornado'
 pkgname=python-tornado
 version=4.4.2
-revision=2
+revision=3
 wrksrc="tornado-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 pycompile_module="tornado"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ checksum=2898f992f898cd41eeb8d53b6df75495f2f423b6672890aadaf196ea1448edcc
 python3-tornado_package() {
 	pycompile_module="tornado"
 	replaces="python3.4-tornado>=0"
-	depends="ca-certificates python3-backports_abc"
+	depends="ca-certificates"
 	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/lib/python3*