diff --git a/packages/sysutils/dbus/build b/packages/sysutils/dbus/build
index ccbe154647..907079ccb3 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/dbus/build
+++ b/packages/sysutils/dbus/build
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ export ac_cv_have_abstract_sockets=yes
 
 cd $PKG_BUILD
 
-$AUTORECONF
-
 mkdir -p .build-target
 cd .build-target
 
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/dbus/install b/packages/sysutils/dbus/install
index 552f415f0e..1edf6c67dd 100755
--- a/packages/sysutils/dbus/install
+++ b/packages/sysutils/dbus/install
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ add_group dbus 81
 add_group netdev 497
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
-#  cp $PKG_BUILD/.build-target/tools/dbus-cleanup-sockets $INSTALL/usr/bin
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/.build-target/tools/dbus-cleanup-sockets $INSTALL/usr/bin
   cp $PKG_BUILD/.build-target/bus/dbus-daemon $INSTALL/usr/bin
-#  cp $PKG_BUILD/.build-target/tools/.libs/dbus-monitor $INSTALL/usr/bin
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/.build-target/tools/.libs/dbus-monitor $INSTALL/usr/bin
   cp $PKG_BUILD/.build-target/tools/.libs/dbus-uuidgen $INSTALL/usr/bin
   cp $PKG_BUILD/.build-target/tools/dbus-launch $INSTALL/usr/bin
   cp $PKG_BUILD/.build-target/tools/.libs/dbus-send $INSTALL/usr/bin #DEVTOOLS only
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
-  cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/.build-target/dbus/.libs/libdbus-1.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
+  cp -P $PKG_BUILD/.build-target/dbus/.libs/libdbus-1.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib/dbus
   cp $PKG_BUILD/.build-target/bus/dbus-daemon-launch-helper $INSTALL/usr/lib/dbus
@@ -29,11 +29,7 @@ mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/dbus-1
   cp $PKG_BUILD/.build-target/bus/session.conf $INSTALL/etc/dbus-1
   cp $PKG_BUILD/.build-target/bus/system.conf $INSTALL/etc/dbus-1
 
-mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/dbus-1/event.d
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/dbus-1/system.d
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/dbus-1/session.d
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/dbus-1/services
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services
-
-#  sed 's%<servicehelper>.*</servicehelper>%<servicehelper>/usr/lib/dbus-1.0/dbus-daemon-launch-helper</servicehelper>%' \
-#    $PKG_BUILD/.build-target/bus/system.conf > $INSTALL/etc/dbus-1/system.conf
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/dbus/patches/dbus-1.2.24-remove_pie.diff b/packages/sysutils/dbus/patches/dbus-1.2.24-remove_pie.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index adc9b8c526..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/dbus/patches/dbus-1.2.24-remove_pie.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-diff -Naur dbus-1.2.24-old/bus/Makefile.am dbus-1.2.24-new/bus/Makefile.am
---- dbus-1.2.24-old/bus/Makefile.am	2010-03-23 12:01:27.000000000 -0700
-+++ dbus-1.2.24-new/bus/Makefile.am	2010-03-25 15:59:19.000000000 -0700
-@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
- 
- configdir=$(sysconfdir)/dbus-1
- 
--INCLUDES=-I$(top_srcdir) $(DBUS_BUS_CFLAGS) @PIE_CFLAGS@		\
-+INCLUDES=-I$(top_srcdir) $(DBUS_BUS_CFLAGS)             		\
- 	-DDBUS_SYSTEM_CONFIG_FILE=\""$(configdir)/system.conf"\"	\
- 	-DDAEMON_NAME=\"dbus-daemon\"  -DDBUS_COMPILATION
- 
-@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
- 	$(top_builddir)/dbus/libdbus-convenience.la	\
- 	$(DBUS_BUS_LIBS)
- 
--dbus_daemon_LDFLAGS=@R_DYNAMIC_LDFLAG@ @SECTION_LDFLAGS@ @PIE_LDFLAGS@
-+dbus_daemon_LDFLAGS=@R_DYNAMIC_LDFLAG@ @SECTION_LDFLAGS@
- 
- LAUNCH_HELPER_SOURCES=				\
- 	$(XML_SOURCES)				\
-diff -Naur dbus-1.2.24-old/bus/Makefile.in dbus-1.2.24-new/bus/Makefile.in
---- dbus-1.2.24-old/bus/Makefile.in	2010-03-23 12:11:23.000000000 -0700
-+++ dbus-1.2.24-new/bus/Makefile.in	2010-03-25 15:59:19.000000000 -0700
-@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
- top_builddir = @top_builddir@
- top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
- configdir = $(sysconfdir)/dbus-1
--INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir) $(DBUS_BUS_CFLAGS) @PIE_CFLAGS@		\
-+INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir) $(DBUS_BUS_CFLAGS)             		\
- 	-DDBUS_SYSTEM_CONFIG_FILE=\""$(configdir)/system.conf"\"	\
- 	-DDAEMON_NAME=\"dbus-daemon\"  -DDBUS_COMPILATION
- 
-@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@
- 	$(top_builddir)/dbus/libdbus-convenience.la	\
- 	$(DBUS_BUS_LIBS)
- 
--dbus_daemon_LDFLAGS = @R_DYNAMIC_LDFLAG@ @SECTION_LDFLAGS@ @PIE_LDFLAGS@
-+dbus_daemon_LDFLAGS = @R_DYNAMIC_LDFLAG@ @SECTION_LDFLAGS@
- LAUNCH_HELPER_SOURCES = \
- 	$(XML_SOURCES)				\
- 	config-parser-common.c			\
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/dbus/url b/packages/sysutils/dbus/url
index eb4532f882..386a52f802 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/dbus/url
+++ b/packages/sysutils/dbus/url
@@ -1 +1 @@
-http://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/dbus/dbus-1.2.24.tar.gz
\ No newline at end of file
+http://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/dbus/dbus-1.3.1.tar.gz
\ No newline at end of file