diff --git a/devel/py-pyfcm/Makefile b/devel/py-pyfcm/Makefile
index 496d9a42f957..c9286fc5a2d6 100644
--- a/devel/py-pyfcm/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-pyfcm/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	pyfcm
-PORTVERSION=	1.4.3
+PORTVERSION=	1.4.4
 CATEGORIES=	devel python
 MASTER_SITES=	CHEESESHOP
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
diff --git a/devel/py-pyfcm/distinfo b/devel/py-pyfcm/distinfo
index b9b4f093864c..99db95974c40 100644
--- a/devel/py-pyfcm/distinfo
+++ b/devel/py-pyfcm/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1513940242
-SHA256 (pyfcm-1.4.3.tar.gz) = dd66f890ea20178eaaa274d781809b672187d76b10f56cf7cbe4d54c8b6a01b0
-SIZE (pyfcm-1.4.3.tar.gz) = 15209
+TIMESTAMP = 1518432763
+SHA256 (pyfcm-1.4.4.tar.gz) = 61e59c05a06404b081df1ad7c32f1cad63148e00beda0f4b88cf4ce84a888821
+SIZE (pyfcm-1.4.4.tar.gz) = 16054
diff --git a/devel/py-pyfcm/files/patch-README.rst b/devel/py-pyfcm/files/patch-README.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 63d4a55751da..000000000000
--- a/devel/py-pyfcm/files/patch-README.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
---- README.rst.orig	2017-10-18 23:26:43 UTC
-+++ README.rst
-@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ Send a data message.
-     # To send extra kwargs (keyword arguments not provided in any of the methods),
-     # pass it as a key value in a dictionary to the method being used
-     extra_kwargs = {
--        'priority': 'high'
--    }
-+        'priority': 'high'
-+    }
-     result = push_service.notify_single_device(registration_id=registration_id, data_message=data_message, extra_kwargs=extra_kwargs)
- 
-     # To process background notifications in iOS 10, set content_available