diff --git a/textproc/py-mwparserfromhell/Makefile b/textproc/py-mwparserfromhell/Makefile
index 48affae3761b..b36bd8431c17 100644
--- a/textproc/py-mwparserfromhell/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/py-mwparserfromhell/Makefile
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ WWW=		https://github.com/earwig/mwparserfromhell
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-DEPRECATED=	Depends on expired devel/py-pytest-runner
-EXPIRATION_DATE=2025-03-31
-
-BUILD_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytest-runner>0:devel/py-pytest-runner@${PY_FLAVOR}
 TEST_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pytest>0:devel/py-pytest@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
diff --git a/textproc/py-mwparserfromhell/files/patch-setup.py b/textproc/py-mwparserfromhell/files/patch-setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c5ca89daaf4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/textproc/py-mwparserfromhell/files/patch-setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- setup.py.orig	2025-03-16 19:50:17 UTC
++++ setup.py
+@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ setup(
+     packages=find_packages("src"),
+     package_dir={"": "src"},
+     ext_modules=[tokenizer] if use_extension else [],
+-    setup_requires=["pytest-runner"]
++    setup_requires=[]
+     if "test" in sys.argv or "pytest" in sys.argv
+     else [],
+     tests_require=["pytest"],