diff --git a/srcpkgs/gomatrix/template b/srcpkgs/gomatrix/template
index fae7a4343ed..eb9d6e7beda 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gomatrix/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gomatrix/template
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ version=101.0.0
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path=github.com/GeertJohan/gomatrix
-hostmakedepends="git"
 short_desc="Terminal Matrix display in golang"
 maintainer="Alex Childs <misuchiru03+void@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD-2-Clause"