diff --git a/srcpkgs/websocketd/template b/srcpkgs/websocketd/template
index 110a42b2a91..f6e09cd762d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/websocketd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/websocketd/template
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ version=0.4.1
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path="github.com/joewalnes/websocketd"
-hostmakedepends="git"
 short_desc="Turn any program that uses STDIN/STDOUT into a WebSocket server"
 maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <abc@pompel.me>"
 license="BSD-2-Clause"