diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
index 93feeff007d..84761b648c2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'python-setuptools'
 pkgname=python-setuptools
-version=7.0
+version=8.0.1
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="setuptools-${version}"
 python_versions="2.7 3.4"
 hostmakedepends="python-devel python3.4-devel"
-makedepends="${hostmakedepends}"
 depends="python"
 pycompile_module="easy_install.py pkg_resources.py _markerlib setuptools"
 provides="python-distribute-${version}_1"
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools"
 license="PSF"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/setuptools/setuptools-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=dd9c1a2a0fdf37a7b142626700e0a0b7a3a0657b735c50d367fca932803be061
+checksum=ab8eb279ca9062efc7e70f74a35f3dd9315835139ecaf3ae5bfdf4a7dc768e30
 
 post_extract() {
 	cp -a ${wrksrc} /tmp/python2.7-build