diff --git a/srcpkgs/usql/template b/srcpkgs/usql/template
index f5705bd21b3..45687345c30 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/usql/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/usql/template
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ version=0.9.5
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path=github.com/xo/usql
-hostmakedepends="git"
 short_desc="Universal command-line interface for SQL databases"
 maintainer="Alan Brown <adbrown@rocketmail.com>"
 license="MIT"