diff --git a/srcpkgs/cgrep/template b/srcpkgs/cgrep/template
index 9e3537fe203..12b2d8613f4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cgrep/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cgrep/template
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ version=6.6.15
 revision=2
 nocross=yes
 build_style=haskell-stack
-hostmakedepends="ghc stack"
 stackage="lts-7.0"
 makedepends="pcre-devel"
 short_desc="A context-aware grep for source codes"