diff --git a/print/py-vharfbuzz/Makefile b/print/py-vharfbuzz/Makefile
index 5a229bcc806b..2ae50a53052e 100644
--- a/print/py-vharfbuzz/Makefile
+++ b/print/py-vharfbuzz/Makefile
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 PORTNAME=	vharfbuzz
 PORTVERSION=	0.3.1
 CATEGORIES=	print python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	User-friendlier way to use Harfbuzz in Python
 WWW=		https://github.com/simoncozens/vharfbuzz
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools>=45:devel/py-setuptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
-		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools-scm>=8:devel/py-setuptools-scm@${PY_FLAVOR} \
+		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}setuptools-scm>=8.1:devel/py-setuptools-scm@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}wheel>=0:devel/py-wheel@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}fonttools>=0:print/py-fonttools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}uharfbuzz>=0.34.0:print/py-uharfbuzz@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent pep517
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/print/py-vharfbuzz/files/patch-pyproject.toml b/print/py-vharfbuzz/files/patch-pyproject.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index ba9477d556e5..000000000000
--- a/print/py-vharfbuzz/files/patch-pyproject.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
---- pyproject.toml.orig	2024-08-12 14:09:24 UTC
-+++ pyproject.toml
-@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
- [build-system]
--requires = ["setuptools>=45", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=8.1"]
-+requires = ["setuptools>=45", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=8"]
- build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
- 
- [project]
-@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ exclude = '''
- (
-     _version.py
- )
--'''
-\ No newline at end of file
-+'''