diff --git a/Formula/yaws.rb b/Formula/yaws.rb
index 9a2c16d917..2ad66fc6c4 100644
--- a/Formula/yaws.rb
+++ b/Formula/yaws.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ require 'formula'
 
 class Yaws < Formula
   homepage 'http://yaws.hyber.org'
-  url 'https://github.com/klacke/yaws/archive/yaws-1.96.tar.gz'
-  sha1 'c12fc517832299e95c3e02359edfc2271af9cc68'
+  url 'https://github.com/klacke/yaws/archive/yaws-1.97.tar.gz'
+  sha1 'b280e8e181ec3ded73c6ba7fa0ec9ebf7af32b1a'
   head 'https://github.com/klacke/yaws.git'
 
   option "without-yapp", "Omit yaws applications"
@@ -17,17 +17,6 @@ class Yaws < Formula
   skip_clean 'lib/yaws/examples/ebin'
   skip_clean 'lib/yaws/examples/include'
 
-  # Patch is only pertinent for 1.96 tagged release and Erlang R16B01+
-  # In newer versions of Erlang crypto:sha/1 is deprecated which fails
-  # the compilation since it is treating warnings as errors.
-  # This patch adds logic to use crypto:hash/2 for newer versions of
-  # Erlang (R16B01+). --HEAD installs already have this fix in place thus
-  # why it isn't included for --HEAD installs
-  def patches
-    unless build.head?
-      { :p1 => [ 'https://github.com/klacke/yaws/compare/yaws-1.96...98db40b3d301254a86820a837848660cb9e1b2f0.diff' ] }
-    end
-  end
   def install
     if build.build_32_bit?
       %w{ CFLAGS LDFLAGS }.each do |compiler_flag|