diff --git a/srcpkgs/flake8/template b/srcpkgs/flake8/template
index 37033f0a1a6..51d426577d1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flake8/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flake8/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'flake8'
 pkgname=flake8
-version=2.5.1
+version=2.5.2
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 build_style=python-module
@@ -12,12 +12,8 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://gitlab.com/pycqa/flake8"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/f/flake8/flake8-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=448aed48b0671fe6062f47b98c3081f3a4b36fbe99ddb8ac2a3be6e6cb135603
+checksum=3dbee9045b68ed19e35fbe9da58f3407debcad16eca38b36f78dd695eca4ca6c
 
-pre_build() {
-	# allow pep8 1.6.2 (patched)
-	sed -i '/pep8/s|, != 1.6.2||' setup.py
-}
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }