diff --git a/devel/newt/Makefile b/devel/newt/Makefile
index 5bebe3fe16b6..b15e993a0137 100644
--- a/devel/newt/Makefile
+++ b/devel/newt/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-# New ports collection makefile for:	newt
-# Date created:		08 Jan 2000
-# Whom:			Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com>
-#
 # $FreeBSD$
-#
 
 PORTNAME=	newt
 PORTVERSION=	0.52.11
@@ -13,7 +8,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=	https://fedorahosted.org/releases/n/e/newt/
 PKGNAMESUFFIX=	${PYTHONSUFFIX}${TCLSUFFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	Not Erik's Windowing Toolkit:  console I/O handling library#'
+COMMENT=	Not Erik's Windowing Toolkit: console I/O handling library
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	slang:${PORTSDIR}/devel/libslang2 \
 		popt:${PORTSDIR}/devel/popt
@@ -39,8 +34,7 @@ USE_GETTEXT=	yes
 .endif
 .if defined(WITH_PYTHON)
 PYTHONSUFFIX=	-${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX:S/-//}
-BUILD_DEPENDS+=	${PYDISTUTILS}
-USE_PYTHON=	yes
+USE_PYTHON=	-2.7
 MAKE_ENV+=	WITH_PYTHON=yes
 PLIST_SUB+=	PYTHONOPT=""	\
 		PYNUM=${PYTHON_VERSION:S/python//}
diff --git a/devel/newt/pkg-descr b/devel/newt/pkg-descr
index cfa5027054c6..2967ae496d37 100644
--- a/devel/newt/pkg-descr
+++ b/devel/newt/pkg-descr
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Newt is a windowing toolkit for text mode built from the slang
 library. It allows color text mode applications to easily use
-stackable windows, push buttons, check boxes, radio buttons, lists,   
+stackable windows, push buttons, check boxes, radio buttons, lists,
 entry fields, labels, and displayable text. Scrollbars are supported,
 and forms may be nested to provide extra functionality.
 
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ be used from shell scripts similarly to Savio Lam's "dialog". Newt
 provides the textual interface for the Red Hat and Debian boot
 disks.
 
-WWW:	https://fedorahosted.org/newt/
+WWW: https://fedorahosted.org/newt/