diff --git a/gnu/packages/mastodon.scm b/gnu/packages/mastodon.scm
index cd12f5a7fd..d2370f2527 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mastodon.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mastodon.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
+;;; Copyright © 2019 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -23,31 +24,23 @@ (define-module (gnu packages mastodon)
   #:use-module ((guix licenses) #:prefix license:)
   #:use-module (gnu packages check)
   #:use-module (gnu packages python-web)
-  #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz)
-)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages python-xyz))
 
 (define-public toot
   (package
     (name "toot")
-    (version "0.21.0")
+    (version "0.24.0")
     (source
       (origin
         (method url-fetch)
         (uri (pypi-uri "toot" version))
         (sha256
-         (base32
-          "1dqv5jckaw3r7dnfns3iygwbfnf27x513qrw2rryzl5y79xrzs1x"))))
+         (base32 "0w83b6ydaggrand9285wfrjrm1qry8fjl4as0iihma630ky6y2w3"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
          (delete 'check)
-         ;; see https://github.com/ihabunek/toot/issues/91
-         (add-after 'unpack 'dont-install-Makefile
-           (lambda _
-             (substitute* "setup.py"
-               (("data_files.*" all) ""))
-             #t))
          (add-after 'install 'check
            (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
              (add-installed-pythonpath inputs outputs)