diff --git a/textproc/p5-XML-SAX-Expat/Makefile b/textproc/p5-XML-SAX-Expat/Makefile
index 8f317039de7e..a0454901450c 100644
--- a/textproc/p5-XML-SAX-Expat/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/p5-XML-SAX-Expat/Makefile
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-XML-Parser>=0:${PORTSDIR}/textproc/p5-XML-Parser \
 BUILD_DEPENDS:=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 
 USES=		perl5
-USE_PERL5=	configure patch
+USE_PERL5=	configure
 
 post-patch:
-		@${PERL} -pi -e "s/(?<=XML::SAX::Base          => ')1\.00(?=')/0.25/;" ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
+	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|-I\\$$(INSTALLSITELIB)|-I\\$$(DESTDIR)\\$$(INSTALLSITELIB)|' ${WRKSRC}/Makefile.PL
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/textproc/p5-XML-SAX-Expat/files/patch-Makefile.PL b/textproc/p5-XML-SAX-Expat/files/patch-Makefile.PL
deleted file mode 100644
index e56c6458a890..000000000000
--- a/textproc/p5-XML-SAX-Expat/files/patch-Makefile.PL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- Makefile.PL.orig	2013-11-08 19:55:12.000000000 +0800
-+++ Makefile.PL	2013-11-08 19:55:54.000000000 +0800
-@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ sub MY::install {
-       $script .= <<"INSTALL";
- 
- install_sax_expat :
--\t\@\$(PERL) -I\$(INSTALLSITELIB) -MXML::SAX -e "XML::SAX->add_parser(q(XML::SAX::Expat))->save_parsers()"
-+\t\@\$(PERL) -I\$(DESTDIR)\$(INSTALLSITELIB) -MXML::SAX -e "XML::SAX->add_parser(q(XML::SAX::Expat))->save_parsers()"
- 
- INSTALL
-     } else {