diff --git a/srcpkgs/hey/template b/srcpkgs/hey/template
index 84954e36b76..52427108dc6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hey/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hey/template
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ version=0.1.4
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path=github.com/rakyll/hey
-hostmakedepends="git"
 short_desc="HTTP load generator"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="Apache-2.0"