diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-curl/template b/srcpkgs/python-curl/template
index 52ae3cffa3a..79d14ab6986 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-curl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-curl/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'python-curl'
 pkgname=python-curl
 version=7.19.5.1
-revision=3
+revision=4
 wrksrc="pycurl-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
 python_versions="2.7 3.4"
@@ -17,18 +17,8 @@ checksum=6e9770f80459757f73bd71af82fbb29cd398b38388cdf1beab31ea91a331bc6c
 
 CFLAGS="-fno-strict-aliasing"
 
-_doc_install() {
-	vmkdir usr/share/doc/${pkgname}
-	vcopy "examples AUTHORS ChangeLog README.rst RELEASE-NOTES.rst" usr/share/doc/${pkgname}
-	# install licenses
-	vlicense COPYING-LGPL
-	vlicense COPYING-MIT
-}
-
-post_install() {
-	# remove documentation as installed by setup.py
-	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc
-	_doc_install
+pre_build() {
+	sed -i "/setup_args\['data_files'\] = /d" setup.py
 }
 
 python3.4-curl_package() {
@@ -37,8 +27,5 @@ python3.4-curl_package() {
 	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3.4}"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/lib/python3.4
-		cd ${wrksrc}
-		find . -name '*.py' -exec sed -i -e 's,#! /usr/bin/env python,&3.4,' {} +
-		_doc_install
 	}
 }