diff --git a/textproc/py-empy/Makefile b/textproc/py-empy/Makefile
index 83987bb4b083..cbe8d22428bc 100644
--- a/textproc/py-empy/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/py-empy/Makefile
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://www.alcyone.com/software/empy/
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	A powerful and robust templating system for Python
+COMMENT=	Powerful and robust templating system for Python
 
-USE_PYTHON=	1.5+
+USE_PYTHON=	2
 USE_PYDISTUTILS=	yes
-PYDISTUTILS_PKGVERSION=	3.1
+PYDISTUTILS_AUTOPLIST=	yes
 
-NO_STAGE=	yes
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/textproc/py-empy/pkg-plist b/textproc/py-empy/pkg-plist
deleted file mode 100644
index c1b66dca2a1d..000000000000
--- a/textproc/py-empy/pkg-plist
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-%%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/em.py
-%%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/em.pyc
-%%PYTHON_SITELIBDIR%%/em.pyo