diff --git a/srcpkgs/net-tools/template b/srcpkgs/net-tools/template
index 02a006233a7..384feba77fb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/net-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/net-tools/template
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ version=1.60.20181103git
 revision=1
 _githash=0eebece8c964e3cfa8a018f42b2e7e751a7009a0
 wrksrc="${pkgname}-${_githash}"
-hostmakedepends="git"
 short_desc="Basic networking tools"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"