diff --git a/srcpkgs/erlang/patches/fix-libressl.patch b/srcpkgs/erlang/patches/fix-libressl.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 81144bfb4c9..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/erlang/patches/fix-libressl.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
---- ./otp_src_20.3/lib/crypto/c_src/crypto.c.orig	2018-04-23 18:04:06.652997515 +0200
-+++ ./otp_src_20.3/lib/crypto/c_src/crypto.c	2018-04-23 18:03:47.480968547 +0200
-@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@
- #  undef FIPS_SUPPORT
- # endif
- 
-+# if LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x2070000fL
- /* LibreSSL wants the 1.0.1 API */
--# define NEED_EVP_COMPATIBILITY_FUNCTIONS
-+#  define NEED_EVP_COMPATIBILITY_FUNCTIONS
-+# endif
- #endif
- 
- 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/erlang/template b/srcpkgs/erlang/template
index f5e7c3c54fa..105547f828a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/erlang/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/erlang/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'erlang'
 pkgname=erlang
-version=20.3
-revision=2
+version=21.0
+revision=1
 create_wrksrc=yes
 build_wrksrc=otp_src_${version}
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://www.erlang.org/"
 distfiles="http://www.erlang.org/download/otp_src_${version}.tar.gz
  http://www.erlang.org/download/otp_doc_man_${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum="4e19e6c403d5255531c0b870f19511c8b8e3b080618e4f9efcb44d905935b2a1
- 17e0b2f94f11576a12526614a906ecad629b8804c25e6c18523f7c4346607112"
+checksum="c7d247c0cad2d2e718eaca2e2dff051136a1347a92097abf19ebf65ea2870131
+ 10bf0e44b97ee8320c4868d5a4259c49d4d2a74e9c48583735ae0401f010fb31"
 
 build_options="x11"