diff --git a/python/python3-flit_core/python3-flit_core.SlackBuild b/python/python3-flit_core/python3-flit_core.SlackBuild
index 2136151a44..e54d21e4ea 100644
--- a/python/python3-flit_core/python3-flit_core.SlackBuild
+++ b/python/python3-flit_core/python3-flit_core.SlackBuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Slackware build script for python3-flit_core
 
-# Copyright 2022  fourtysixandtwo <fourtysixandtwo@sliderr.net>
+# Copyright 2022-23  fourtysixandtwo <fourtysixandtwo@sliderr.net>
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@
 #  OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
+# 20230412 46and2: Remove DEPS, use bootstrap install.
+
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=python3-flit_core
 SRCNAM=$(echo $PRGNAM | sed "s/python3-//")
 VERSION=${VERSION:-3.8.0}
-BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-2}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
 
@@ -39,9 +41,6 @@ if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
   esac
 fi
 
-# If the variable PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME is set, then this script will report what
-# the name of the created package would be, and then exit. This information
-# could be useful to other scripts.
 if [ ! -z "${PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME}" ]; then
   echo "$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.$PKGTYPE"
   exit 0
@@ -76,12 +75,12 @@ cd $SRCNAM-$VERSION
 chown -R root:root .
 find -L . \
  \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 750 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 \
-  -o -perm 511 \) -exec chmod 755 {} \; -o \
+  -o -perm 511 \) -exec chmod 755 {} \+ -o \
  \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
-  -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
+  -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \+
 
-python3 build_dists.py
-python3 -m installer -d "$PKG" dist/*.whl
+python3 -m flit_core.wheel
+python3 bootstrap_install.py --install-root "$PKG" dist/*.whl
 
 # installing tests to a subdir of your project might not conflict the toplevel, but
 # don't do it anyway...
diff --git a/python/python3-flit_core/python3-flit_core.info b/python/python3-flit_core/python3-flit_core.info
index 949815cb84..b8db46b428 100644
--- a/python/python3-flit_core/python3-flit_core.info
+++ b/python/python3-flit_core/python3-flit_core.info
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/f/flit_core/flit_core-3
 MD5SUM="7c41da13273f7787709a24f74e0f5a99"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
-REQUIRES="python3-installer"
+REQUIRES=""
 MAINTAINER="fourtysixandtwo"
 EMAIL="fourtysixandtwo@sliderr.net"