diff --git a/srcpkgs/yj/template b/srcpkgs/yj/template
index 395a2c6b15b..1574254ace3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/yj/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/yj/template
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ version=5.1.0
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path="github.com/sclevine/yj/v${version%%.*}"
-hostmakedepends="git"
 short_desc="Convert YAML <=> TOML <=> JSON <=> HCL"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="Apache-2.0"