diff --git a/srcpkgs/etckeeper/template b/srcpkgs/etckeeper/template
index 529cd6f5327..66f86eb169d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/etckeeper/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/etckeeper/template
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 # Template file for 'etckeeper'
 pkgname=etckeeper
 version=1.18.6
-revision=2
+revision=3
 depends="git perl"
 conf_files="/etc/etckeeper/etckeeper.conf"
 build_style='gnu-makefile'
 hostmakedepends="python bzrtools"
-depends="git"
 short_desc="Tools to store /etc in a git, mercurial, bazaar or darcs repository"
 maintainer="Diogo Leal <diogo@diogoleal.com>"
 license="GPL-2"