diff --git a/srcpkgs/licensechecker/template b/srcpkgs/licensechecker/template
index ec09ba9751f..f04bcd1fe4d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/licensechecker/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/licensechecker/template
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ revision=5
 wrksrc="lc-${version}"
 build_style=go
 go_import_path=github.com/boyter/lc
-hostmakedepends="git"
 short_desc="Identify software licenses used on a source tree"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"