diff --git a/srcpkgs/obfs4proxy/template b/srcpkgs/obfs4proxy/template
index 1b9dd7e0b53..c38ce754ce8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/obfs4proxy/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/obfs4proxy/template
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ wrksrc="${_pkgname}-${version}"
 build_style=go
 go_import_path=gitlab.com/yawning/obfs4.git
 go_package="${go_import_path}/obfs4proxy"
-hostmakedepends="git"
 short_desc="Pluggable transport proxy for Tor, implementing obfs4"
 maintainer="Daniel Eyßer <daniel.eysser@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD-2-Clause"