diff --git a/srcpkgs/pylint/template b/srcpkgs/pylint/template
index 3762f120fb1..3942cc8a50d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pylint/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pylint/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'pylint'
 pkgname=pylint
-version=1.7.0
+version=1.7.1
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="pylint-${version}"
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ pycompile_module="pylint"
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
 depends="python-setuptools python-astroid python-six python-isort python-mccabe
  python-backports.configparser python-backports.functools_lru_cache
- python-singledispatch python-editdistance"
+ python-singledispatch"
 short_desc="Python2 code static checker"
 maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.pylint.org/"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pylint/pylint-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=27dec85ce32fe5cb78eaad11c165cfb53479ad92930783f04016eebe41f28a3a
+checksum=8b4a7ab6cf5062e40e2763c0b4a596020abada1d7304e369578b522e46a6264a
 
 alternatives="
  pylint:epylint:/usr/bin/epylint2
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ alternatives="
  pylint:pyreverse.1:/usr/share/man/man1/pyreverse2.1
  pylint:symilar.1:/usr/share/man/man1/symilar2.1"
 
+pre_build() {
+	sed -i '/setup_requires=/d' setup.py
+}
 post_install() {
 	# no tests
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/python*/site-packages/pylint/test
@@ -56,8 +59,7 @@ python3-pylint_package() {
 	 pylint:symilar.1:/usr/share/man/man1/symilar3.1"
 	noarch=yes
 	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
-	depends="python3-setuptools python3-astroid python3-six python3-isort
-	 python3-mccabe python3-editdistance"
+	depends="python3-setuptools python3-astroid python3-six python3-isort python3-mccabe"
 	pycompile_module="pylint"
 	replaces="python3.4-pylint>=0"
 	pkg_install() {