diff --git a/srcpkgs/asciiquarium/template b/srcpkgs/asciiquarium/template
index 5480cab0e84..3d0c4769dec 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/asciiquarium/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/asciiquarium/template
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ version=1.1
 revision=2
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="${pkgname}_${version}"
-hostmakedepends="wget"
 depends="perl perl-Term-Animation perl-Curses"
 short_desc="Enjoy the mysteries of the sea from the safety of your own terminal"
 maintainer="Michael Aldridge <maldridge@voidlinux.org>"
@@ -13,9 +12,6 @@ homepage="http://www.robobunny.com/projects/asciiquarium/html/"
 distfiles="http://www.robobunny.com/projects/asciiquarium/asciiquarium_${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=1b08c6613525e75e87546f4e8984ab3b33f1e922080268c749f1777d56c9d361
 
-# Host has poor configuration of certificates
-XBPS_FETCH_CMD="wget --no-check-certificate"
-
 do_install() {
 	vbin asciiquarium
 }