diff --git a/print/xmbibtex/Makefile b/print/xmbibtex/Makefile
index 1e637b114643..61109d8720e8 100644
--- a/print/xmbibtex/Makefile
+++ b/print/xmbibtex/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 
 PORTNAME=	xmbibtex
-PORTVERSION=	1.5
+PORTVERSION=	1.7
 CATEGORIES=	print databases
 MASTER_SITES=	${MASTER_SITE_SUNSITE}
 MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	apps/tex
@@ -22,8 +22,4 @@ NO_INSTALL_MANPAGES=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
-.if ${OSVERSION} >= 500113
-BROKEN=		"Does not compile (bad C++ code)"
-.endif
-
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/print/xmbibtex/distinfo b/print/xmbibtex/distinfo
index cab69dd6a9fe..51278729b7ae 100644
--- a/print/xmbibtex/distinfo
+++ b/print/xmbibtex/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-MD5 (xmbibtex-1.5.tar.gz) = 67646e6037cf245ecc6019f44c5571fa
-SIZE (xmbibtex-1.5.tar.gz) = 132393
+MD5 (xmbibtex-1.7.tar.gz) = d6bc001c38a931d988afb3cecca9cdcb
+SIZE (xmbibtex-1.7.tar.gz) = 133503
diff --git a/print/xmbibtex/files/patch-ab b/print/xmbibtex/files/patch-ab
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a07e0dcff93..000000000000
--- a/print/xmbibtex/files/patch-ab
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- biblio.h.orig	Sat Feb 26 17:20:53 2000
-+++ biblio.h	Sat Feb 26 17:22:19 2000
-@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
- 
- class BIBLIO {
-   /* ...   private part   ... */
--  const int MAX_FIELD_LENGTH=3000;   /* max fieldlength for BibTeX fields */
-+  #define MAX_FIELD_LENGTH 3000   /* max fieldlength for BibTeX fields */
-   struct CITATION {
-     unsigned long id;/* made  unsigned long to simplify ref ID generation */
-     char *doctype;   /* added to standard BibTeX fields */
diff --git a/print/xmbibtex/files/patch-ac b/print/xmbibtex/files/patch-ac
deleted file mode 100644
index 74ed9389cbcd..000000000000
--- a/print/xmbibtex/files/patch-ac
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
---- refman.cc.orig	Mon Jun 15 15:01:37 1998
-+++ refman.cc	Sun Nov 12 20:10:06 2000
-@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
- /* Main Module            */
- /* Last change 15.06.1998 */
- 
--#include <X11/Xmu/Editres.h>
- #include <Xm/MainW.h>
- #include <Xm/RowColumn.h>
- #include <Xm/CascadeB.h>
-@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@
- #include <Xm/Label.h>
- #include <Xm/MessageB.h>
- #include <Xm/Text.h>
-+#include <X11/Xmu/Editres.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
- 
- #include "nrutil.c"