diff --git a/srcpkgs/goversion/template b/srcpkgs/goversion/template
index 390551d2b42..ac45067873f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/goversion/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/goversion/template
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ version=1.2.0
 revision=3
 build_style=go
 go_import_path=rsc.io/goversion
-hostmakedepends="git"
 short_desc="Print version used to build Go executables"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"