diff --git a/databases/db/Makefile b/databases/db/Makefile
index 1cbe906ca3d9..7ad759f9b7be 100644
--- a/databases/db/Makefile
+++ b/databases/db/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,33 @@
 # Created by: Edwin Groothuis (edwin@mavetju.org)
 
 PORTNAME=	db
-PORTVERSION=	1.16
+PORTVERSION=	1.26
 PORTEPOCH=	2
 CATEGORIES=	databases
-MASTER_SITES=	http://www.mavetju.org/download/
+MASTER_SITES=	https://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-current/src/usr.bin/db/
+DISTFILES=	Makefile db.c db.1
+DIST_SUBDIR=	${PKGNAME}
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Manipulate db(3)'s btree(3) and hash(3) databases - NetBSD port
 
 LICENSE=	BSD4CLAUSE
 
-USES=		uidfix
-MAKE_ENV=	BINDIR=${PREFIX}/bin SHAREDIR=${PREFIX}
+NO_WRKSUBDIR=	yes
 
-DIST_CVS=	http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/usr.bin/db/db
-DB1VERSION=	1.19
-MAKEVERSION=	1.2
-DIST_DB1=	http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/usr.bin/db/db.1?rev=${DB1VERSION}&content-type=text/plain&only_with_tag=HEAD
-DIST_DBC=	http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/usr.bin/db/db.c?rev=${PORTVERSION}&content-type=text/plain
-DIST_MAKEFILE=	http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/usr.bin/db/Makefile?rev=${MAKEVERSION}&content-type=text/plain
+CFLAGS+=	-D__dead=""
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/db \
 		man/man1/db.1.gz
-tarball:
+
+do-extract:
 	${MKDIR} ${WRKSRC}
-	fetch -o ${WRKSRC}/db.1 "${DIST_DB1}"
-	fetch -o ${WRKSRC}/db.c "${DIST_DBC}"
-	fetch -o ${WRKSRC}/Makefile "${DIST_MAKEFILE}"
-	cd ${WRKDIR} && ${TAR} zcvf ${DISTFILES} ${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
-	${MV} ${WRKDIR}/${DISTFILES} ${DISTDIR}
+.	for distfile in ${DISTFILES}
+		${CP} ${_DISTDIR}/${distfile} ${WRKSRC}
+.	endfor
+
+do-install:
+	${INSTALL_PROGRAM} ${WRKSRC}/db ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
+	${INSTALL_MAN} ${WRKSRC}/db.1 ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/man/man1
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/databases/db/distinfo b/databases/db/distinfo
index 0030a7c08a0e..948fedf36125 100644
--- a/databases/db/distinfo
+++ b/databases/db/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1612663351
-SHA256 (db-1.16.tar.gz) = e2cc18621932fb9769ef4fdf17a538e619a358ec0ab14c085c666b022afef359
-SIZE (db-1.16.tar.gz) = 6860
+TIMESTAMP = 1629369890
+SHA256 (db-1.26,2/Makefile) = fd19fa7f61662f92826dd7bdb734767f28e82634746363bf84db3a395b4064d9
+SIZE (db-1.26,2/Makefile) = 128
+SHA256 (db-1.26,2/db.c) = afcba6fe3bccc2fd14f9525ad386847a0f689f643fe22ebd7d598d5a5b1be44b
+SIZE (db-1.26,2/db.c) = 16971
+SHA256 (db-1.26,2/db.1) = dc6a135fa61041700b2889b8bbea286ebdbd452535eb63b6c359e51cd16e9f80
+SIZE (db-1.26,2/db.1) = 7257
diff --git a/databases/db/files/patch-db.1 b/databases/db/files/patch-db.1
deleted file mode 100644
index fcd707e8054c..000000000000
--- a/databases/db/files/patch-db.1
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
---- db.1.orig	2005-06-20 02:53:38 UTC
-+++ db.1
-@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ databases
- .Op Fl T Ar visspec
- .Ek
- .Bk -words
--.Op Fl X Ar extravis
--.Ek
- .Ar type
- .Ar dbfile
- .Bk -words
-@@ -266,14 +264,6 @@ corresponding options for the meaning of
- .It Fl V
- Display value.
- .
--.It Fl X Ar extravis
--When encoding items with
--.Fl S
--option also encode characters in
--.Ar extravis ,
--per
--.Xr svis 3 .
--.
- .El
- .Pp
- .Bd -ragged -offset indent
diff --git a/databases/db/files/patch-db.c b/databases/db/files/patch-db.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f216e2f6479..000000000000
--- a/databases/db/files/patch-db.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
---- db.c.orig	2005-06-20 02:53:38 UTC
-+++ db.c
-@@ -551,11 +551,11 @@ encode_data(size_t len, char *data, char
- 		buflen = elen;
- 	}
- 	*edata = buf;
--	if (extra_echars) {
--		return (strsvisx(buf, data, len, encflags, extra_echars));
--	} else {
-+//	if (extra_echars) {
-+//		return (strsvisx(buf, data, len, encflags, extra_echars));
-+//	} else {
- 		return (strvisx(buf, data, len, encflags));
--	}
-+//	}
- }
- 
- int
diff --git a/databases/db/pkg-descr b/databases/db/pkg-descr
index 7d8c19d97975..13c55d87a341 100644
--- a/databases/db/pkg-descr
+++ b/databases/db/pkg-descr
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
 db allows manipulation of btree(3) and hash(3) (db(3)) databases.
 
-See NetBSD Problem Report #39254
-(http://www.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/query-pr-single.pl?number=39254) for
-the issues with the version 1.15 and higher.
-
 WWW: http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/src/usr.bin/db/