diff --git a/devel/py-phply/Makefile b/devel/py-phply/Makefile
index 7e9154858bc6..0bef12703099 100644
--- a/devel/py-phply/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-phply/Makefile
@@ -1,27 +1,25 @@
 PORTNAME=	phply
 PORTVERSION=	1.2.6
-PORTREVISION=	2
+PORTREVISION=	3
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
-MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	PHP lexer and parser in Python
-WWW=		https://pypi.org/project/phply/
+MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
+COMMENT=	Lexer and parser for PHP source implemented using PLY
+WWW=		https://github.com/viraptor/phply
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}ply>=0:devel/py-ply@${PY_FLAVOR}
+BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}ply>=0:devel/py-ply@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=0:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}ply>=0:devel/py-ply@${PY_FLAVOR}
-TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}nose>0:devel/py-nose@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils pytest
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517 pytest
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
-post-patch:
-	@${RM} -r ${WRKSRC}/tests/
-
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/py-phply/files/patch-setup.py b/devel/py-phply/files/patch-setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6fa1df7e364f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/py-phply/files/patch-setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- setup.py.orig	2023-01-06 12:28:25 UTC
++++ setup.py
+@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class GenerateParsetab(Command):
+ 
+ setup(name="phply",
+       version="1.2.6",
+-      packages=find_packages(),
++      packages=find_packages(exclude=["tests"]),
+       namespace_packages=['phply'],
+       include_package_data=True,
+       author='Ramen',