diff --git a/srcpkgs/xfconf/depends b/srcpkgs/xfconf/depends
index f11fd7c513..49b1ae3a7c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xfconf/depends
+++ b/srcpkgs/xfconf/depends
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 abi_depends=">=4.8.0"
-api_depends="${abi_depends}"
+api_depends=">=4.8.1"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xfconf/template b/srcpkgs/xfconf/template
index fdb6b95731..91cf60e9ce 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xfconf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xfconf/template
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'xfconf'
 pkgname=xfconf
-version=4.8.0
-distfiles="http://archive.xfce.org/xfce/4.8/src/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+version=4.8.1
+distfiles="http://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/$pkgname/4.8/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu-configure
-revision=1
 short_desc="Xfce hierarchical (tree-like) configuration system"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=e071d55982238f997a691ff4bb08ef39e4c86bae31cf69b6666bc0cdadd1b85d
+checksum=9860737539fab2b852e8c07c50c205a5fbe894b08bcb4488a70e3fd6c75993cb
 long_desc="
  Xfconf is a hierarchical (tree-like) configuration system where the
  immediate child nodes of the root are called channels. All settings
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xfconf/xfconf-devel.template b/srcpkgs/xfconf/xfconf-devel.template
index aa205a6c09..a90bd66979 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xfconf/xfconf-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xfconf/xfconf-devel.template
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
 
-Add_dependency run pkg-config
-Add_dependency run perl-Glib
 Add_dependency run libxfce4util-devel
-Add_dependency run dbus-glib-devel
-Add_dependency run dbus-devel
 Add_dependency run glib-devel
 Add_dependency run xfconf
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xfconf/xfconf-perl.template b/srcpkgs/xfconf/xfconf-perl.template
index 81ec15514c..a155f09818 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xfconf/xfconf-perl.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xfconf/xfconf-perl.template
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Template file for 'xfconf-perl'.
 #
-revision=1
 short_desc="${short_desc} - perl bindings"
 long_desc="${long_desc}