diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-matplotlib/patches/fix-setup.patch b/srcpkgs/python3-matplotlib/patches/fix-setup.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f987d97e4d5..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-matplotlib/patches/fix-setup.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-The maximum version of setuptools_scm is pinned below 6 for no apparent reason
-and Void ships 7.x; remove the upper version restriction and also drop the
-requirement for setuptools_scm_git_archive that was originally patched out in
-the template.
-
---- a/setup.py
-+++ b/setup.py
-@@ -316,8 +316,7 @@
-     setup_requires=[
-         "certifi>=2020.06.20",
-         "numpy>=1.17",
--        "setuptools_scm>=4,<7",
--        "setuptools_scm_git_archive",
-+        "setuptools_scm>=4",
-     ],
-     install_requires=[
-         "cycler>=0.10",
-@@ -330,7 +329,7 @@
-         "python-dateutil>=2.7",
-     ] + (
-         # Installing from a git checkout that is not producing a wheel.
--        ["setuptools_scm>=4,<7"] if (
-+        ["setuptools_scm>=4"] if (
-             Path(__file__).with_name(".git").exists() and
-             os.environ.get("CIBUILDWHEEL", "0") != "1"
-         ) else []
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-matplotlib/template b/srcpkgs/python3-matplotlib/template
index b71abf2aecd..c48fd24d58d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-matplotlib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-matplotlib/template
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-matplotlib'
 pkgname=python3-matplotlib
-reverts="3.5.2_1"
-version=3.5.3
+version=3.6.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="matplotlib-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
@@ -14,8 +13,8 @@ short_desc="Python3 2D/3D plotting library"
 maintainer="Andrew J. Hesford <ajh@sideband.org>"
 license="custom:matplotlib, BSD-3-Clause, MIT"
 homepage="https://matplotlib.org/"
-distfiles="https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=9d6ee7190fde3cb0c6285d462a0258c9735a72c7b532321a3983e05076aa41dc
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/m/matplotlib/matplotlib-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=c5108ebe67da60a9204497d8d403316228deb52b550388190c53a57394d41531
 replaces="python3-matplotlib-data>=0"
 # Comparison of images is too frail for validation
 make_check="no"