diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-scipy/template b/srcpkgs/python-scipy/template
index 661837cd6f9..ffb9fafab78 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-scipy/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-scipy/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-scipy'
 pkgname=python-scipy
-version=0.15.1
+version=0.16.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="scipy-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ short_desc="Scientific library for Python2"
 maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.scipy.org/"
 license="3-clause-BSD"
-distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/scipy/${version}/scipy-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=5d8f10d2faf9e7bb5aae568e44b2ee36ccf685e808a0fbe34711cbfd37ce7d37
+distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/scipy/scipy-${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=92592f40097098f3fdbe7f5855d535b29bb16719c2bb59c728bce5e7a28790e0
 nocross=yes
 
 export ATLAS=None
@@ -23,11 +23,8 @@ export FFLAGS="-fPIC"
 LDFLAGS="-shared"
 
 pre_build() {
-	# no .txt files
-	sed -i '/config.add_data_files/d' setup.py
-
 	# remove shebangs
-	find . -type f -name '*.py' -exec sed -i 's,^#!.*python$,,' {} +
+	find scipy -type f -name '*.py' -exec sed -i '/^#!.*python$/d' {} +
 }
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.txt LICENSE
@@ -40,6 +37,6 @@ python3.4-scipy_package() {
 	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3.4}"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/lib/python3.4
-		vlicense ${wrksrc}/LICENSE.txt LICENSE
+		vlicense LICENSE.txt LICENSE
 	}
 }