diff --git a/srcpkgs/hexer/patches/Makefile.patch b/srcpkgs/hexer/patches/Makefile.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index dbe4c303ff9..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/hexer/patches/Makefile.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
---- Makefile	2017-09-15 14:12:23.848961346 +1000
-+++ Makefile	2017-09-15 15:01:32.364872161 +1000
-@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
- 
- #  Copyright (c) 1995,1996 Sascha Demetrio
- #  Copyright (c) 2009 - 2011, 2014 - 2016 Peter Pentchev
-+#  Copyright (c) 2017 Alastair Knowles
- 
- #  It might be helpful to read the `README'-file first.
- 
-@@ -70,11 +71,10 @@ $(HEXER): $(OBJECTS)
- $(MYC): calc.c config.h
- 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -DMYCALC=1 -o $@ calc.c -lm
- 
--bin2c: bin2c.c
--	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ bin2c.c
--
--helptext.c: help.txt bin2c
--	./bin2c -n helptext -o $@ help.txt
-+helptext.c: help.txt
-+	$(file >$@,char helptext[] = {)
-+	$(file >>$@,$(shell cat help.txt | xxd -i))
-+	$(file >>$@,, 0};)
- 
- .c.o:	config.h
- 	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
diff --git a/srcpkgs/hexer/template b/srcpkgs/hexer/template
index ea4c75437d2..66b69b9084f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hexer/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hexer/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'hexer'
 pkgname=hexer
-version=1.0.3
+version=1.0.4
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_install_args="MANDIR=/usr/share/man/man1"
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ hostmakedepends="xxd"
 makedepends="ncurses-devel"
 short_desc="A multi-buffered hex editor for binary files, with a vi like interface"
 maintainer="Aloz1 <kno0001@gmail.com>"
-license="BSD"
+license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://devel.ringlet.net/editors/hexer/"
 distfiles="https://devel.ringlet.net/files/editors/hexer/hexer-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=0cc09ef5fc256859ad55fd0aa8421bbdf70fc463fcbbc9f52d925a9569136fa8
+checksum=757005881d210e72764d43f366782fec40cf8a4e143904242996d5366030223d
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYRIGHT