diff --git a/srcpkgs/synergy/patches/unfuck-cryptopp-thanks-gentoo.patch b/srcpkgs/synergy/patches/unfuck-cryptopp-thanks-gentoo.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d84e4e8328e..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/synergy/patches/unfuck-cryptopp-thanks-gentoo.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
---- CMakeLists.txt
-+++ CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@
-	check_type_size(long SIZEOF_LONG)
-	check_type_size(short SIZEOF_SHORT)
- 
-+	set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES crypto++)
-+	set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES)
-+	set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES)
-+
-	# pthread is used on both Linux and Mac
-	check_library_exists("pthread" pthread_create "" HAVE_PTHREAD)
-	if (HAVE_PTHREAD)
---- ext/CMakeLists.txt	2014-03-20 20:24:24.000000000 +0100
-+++ ext/CMakeLists.txt	2014-03-27 01:53:09.017682192 +0100
-@@ -13,46 +13,6 @@
- # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- 
--set(cryptopp_dir cryptopp562)
--
--# only compile the crypto++ files we need.
--set(cryptopp_src
--	${cryptopp_dir}/3way.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/algparam.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/asn.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/authenc.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/basecode.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/cpu.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/cryptlib.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/des.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/dessp.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/dll.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/ec2n.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/ecp.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/filters.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/fips140.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/gcm.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/gf2n.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/gfpcrypt.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/hex.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/hmac.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/hrtimer.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/integer.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/iterhash.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/misc.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/modes.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/mqueue.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/nbtheory.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/oaep.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/osrng.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/pubkey.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/queue.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/randpool.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/rdtables.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/rijndael.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/rng.cpp
--	${cryptopp_dir}/sha.cpp
--)
- 
- # if 64-bit windows, compile asm file.
- if (CMAKE_CL_64)
-@@ -87,10 +47,3 @@
- 		set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -march=${CRYPTOPP_ARCH}")
- 	endif()
- endif()
--
--add_library(cryptopp STATIC ${cryptopp_src})
--
--if (UNIX)
--	# ignore warnings in crypto++
--	set_target_properties(cryptopp PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-w")
--endif()
---- src/CMakeLists.txt	2014-02-26 18:46:02.000000000 +0100
-+++ src/CMakeLists.txt	2014-03-27 01:54:56.390157358 +0100
-@@ -18,7 +18,3 @@
- add_subdirectory(cmd)
- add_subdirectory(plugin)
- add_subdirectory(micro)
--
--if (NOT ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "IRIX")
--	add_subdirectory(test)
--endif()
---- src/lib/io/CryptoMode_cryptopp.h	2014-02-28 13:36:45.000000000 +0100
-+++ src/lib/io/CryptoMode_cryptopp.h	2014-03-27 01:45:34.810484242 +0100
-@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
- #	pragma GCC system_header
- #endif 
- 
--#include <cryptopp562/gcm.h>
--#include <cryptopp562/modes.h>
--#include <cryptopp562/aes.h>
-+#include <cryptopp/gcm.h>
-+#include <cryptopp/modes.h>
-+#include <cryptopp/aes.h>
---- src/lib/io/CryptoStream_cryptopp.h	2014-02-28 13:36:45.000000000 +0100
-+++ src/lib/io/CryptoStream_cryptopp.h	2014-03-27 01:45:45.727405235 +0100
-@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@
- #	pragma GCC system_header
- #endif
- 
--#include <cryptopp562/osrng.h>
--#include <cryptopp562/sha.h>
-+#include <cryptopp/osrng.h>
-+#include <cryptopp/sha.h>
diff --git a/srcpkgs/synergy/template b/srcpkgs/synergy/template
index b1e6d7336da..48cfd58dd0d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/synergy/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/synergy/template
@@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
 # Template file for 'sed'
 pkgname=synergy
-version=1.6.3
+version=1.7.2
 revision=1
+wrksrc="${pkgname}-${version}-stable"
 build_style=cmake
 hostmakedepends="cmake unzip pkg-config"
-makedepends="avahi-compat-libs-devel libcurl-devel crypto++-devel
+makedepends="avahi-compat-libs-devel libcurl-devel
  libSM-devel libXext-devel libXrandr-devel libXtst-devel libXinerama-devel"
 short_desc="Share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://synergy-foss.org/"
 license="GPL-2"
-distfiles="https://github.com/synergy/synergy/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=93b1965b8e0cfc55cc654aab7053a58b9e730d09e68bbc520be32353a01dce1a
+distfiles="https://github.com/synergy/synergy/archive/v${version}-stable.tar.gz"
+checksum=f3b0b1af88a38a9e3de49007e840c007491c051832a291a6ae4cf8dc2eed4943
 
 CXXFLAGS="-pthread"
 
+post_extract() {
+	cd ext
+	unzip gmock-1.6.0.zip -d gmock-1.6.0
+	unzip gtest-1.6.0.zip -d gtest-1.6.0
+}
+
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	makedepends+=" qt5-devel"
 	post_build() {