diff --git a/common/recipes-devtools/python/python-rocket/LICENSE b/common/recipes-devtools/python/python-rocket/LICENSE
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+++ b/common/recipes-devtools/python/python-rocket/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+The MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2011 Timothy Farrell
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/common/recipes-devtools/python/python-rocket/setup.patch b/common/recipes-devtools/python/python-rocket/setup.patch
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+Index: Rocket-1.2.4/setup.py
+===================================================================
+--- Rocket-1.2.4.orig/setup.py
++++ Rocket-1.2.4/setup.py
+@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
+ # This file is part of the Rocket Web Server
+ # Copyright (c) 2009 Timothy Farrell
+ 
+-from distribute_setup import use_setuptools
+-use_setuptools()
+ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+ 
+ import os