diff --git a/devel/py-simpleeval/Makefile b/devel/py-simpleeval/Makefile
index 111d6586d6012..05b223044e52f 100644
--- a/devel/py-simpleeval/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-simpleeval/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 PORTNAME=	simpleeval
 PORTVERSION=	0.9.12
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
@@ -10,12 +11,13 @@ WWW=		https://github.com/danthedeckie/simpleeval
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}build>=0:devel/py-build@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=30.3.0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
+
 USES=		python:3.6+
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
-post-patch:
-	@${CP} ${FILESDIR}/setup.py ${WRKSRC}/
-
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/py-simpleeval/files/setup.py b/devel/py-simpleeval/files/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 606849326a400..0000000000000
--- a/devel/py-simpleeval/files/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from setuptools import setup
-
-setup()