diff --git a/srcpkgs/exercism/template b/srcpkgs/exercism/template
index eb696027500..5869f87dbce 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/exercism/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/exercism/template
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ wrksrc="cli-${version}"
 build_style=go
 go_import_path="github.com/exercism/cli"
 go_package="${go_import_path}/exercism"
-hostmakedepends="git"
 short_desc="Command line tool for exercism.io"
 maintainer="SolitudeSF <solitudesf@protonmail.com>"
 license="MIT"