diff --git a/devel/py-babel/Makefile b/devel/py-babel/Makefile
index 90810f133134..edc82ec12aa4 100644
--- a/devel/py-babel/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-babel/Makefile
@@ -1,39 +1,33 @@
 PORTNAME=	Babel
 DISTVERSION=	2.17.0
 PORTREVISION=	1
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	PYPI
 DISTNAME=	babel-${DISTVERSION}
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	bofh@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Collection of tools for internationalizing Python applications
 WWW=		https://babel.pocoo.org/
 
 LICENSE=	BSD3CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}freezegun>0:devel/py-freezegun@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		cpe python
 CPE_VENDOR=	pocoo
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist concurrent distutils pytest
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 PORTDOCS=	docs/*
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
-.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
-
-.if ${PYTHON_REL} < 30900
-RUN_DEPENDS+=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytz>=2015.7:devel/py-pytz@${PY_FLAVOR}
-.endif
-
 do-install-DOCS-on:
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .for docfile in ${PORTDOCS}
 	${CP} -r ${WRKSRC}/${docfile} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 .endfor
 
-.include <bsd.port.post.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.mk>