diff --git a/common/hooks/pre-pkg/03-rewrite-python-shebang.sh b/common/hooks/pre-pkg/03-rewrite-python-shebang.sh
index 2c95cd6005..ebd8d55db9 100644
--- a/common/hooks/pre-pkg/03-rewrite-python-shebang.sh
+++ b/common/hooks/pre-pkg/03-rewrite-python-shebang.sh
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ hook() {
 
 	: ${pyver:=2}
 
-	if [ -n "$py3_ver" ]; then
-		pyver=3
-	fi
-
 	if [ -d ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/python* ]; then
 		pyver="$(find ${PKGDESTDIR}/usr/lib/python* -prune -type d | grep -o '[[:digit:]]\.[[:digit:]]$')"
 	fi
diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
index 1ee67982bc..8025cba420 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-setuptools/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-setuptools'
 pkgname=python-setuptools
-version=28.7.1
+version=28.8.0
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="setuptools-${version}"
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://github.com/pypa/setuptools"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/setuptools/setuptools-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=6aae26f13411c3102fc915db6e44b62a97f76a7ba7e963daabf78c57240ac166
+checksum=432a1ad4044338c34c2d09b0ff75d509b9849df8cf329f4c1c7706d9c2ba3c61
 alternatives="setuptools:easy_install:/usr/bin/easy_install2"
 
 export SETUPTOOLS_DISABLE_VERSIONED_EASY_INSTALL_SCRIPT=1