diff --git a/devel/scons/Makefile b/devel/scons/Makefile
index 1cdf97e766d2..9fb8d30cd0cd 100644
--- a/devel/scons/Makefile
+++ b/devel/scons/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,33 @@
 # Created by: Peter Haight <peterh@sapros.com>
 
 PORTNAME=	scons
 PORTVERSION=	3.1.2
+PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	SF
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMESUFFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Build tool alternative to make
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 
-RUN_DEPENDS=	gm4:devel/m4
-
 USES=		python:2.7+ shebangfix
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 PLIST_SUB=	SCONS_VER=${PORTVERSION}
 
 SHEBANG_FILES=	script/scons*
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|distutils\(\.command\.install\)$$|setuptools\1|; s|distutils\(\.command\.install\.\)|setuptools\1|' ${WRKSRC}/setup.py
 	@${FIND} ${WRKSRC} -name '*.orig' -delete
 
 .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
 
 PYDISTUTILS_INSTALLARGS+=	--standard-lib
 
 .include <bsd.port.post.mk>
diff --git a/devel/scons/files/patch-engine_SCons_Tool_m4.py b/devel/scons/files/patch-engine_SCons_Tool_m4.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f5783ba4a4d6..000000000000
--- a/devel/scons/files/patch-engine_SCons_Tool_m4.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- engine/SCons/Tool/m4.py.orig	2015-11-09 11:25:09 UTC
-+++ engine/SCons/Tool/m4.py
-@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def generate(env):
-     # file and run from there.
-     # The src_suffix setup is like so: file.c.m4 -> file.c,
-     # file.cpp.m4 -> file.cpp etc.
--    env['M4']      = 'm4'
-+    env['M4']      = 'gm4'
-     env['M4FLAGS'] = SCons.Util.CLVar('-E')
-     env['M4COM']   = 'cd ${SOURCE.rsrcdir} && $M4 $M4FLAGS < ${SOURCE.file} > ${TARGET.abspath}'
-