diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index ee78d412..82ae98c5 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ Build-Depends: bash-completion,
                golang-gopkg-yaml.v2-dev,
                golang-go.uber-multierr-dev,
                golang-go.uber-zap-dev,
-               golang-etcd-server-dev (>= 3.5.15-7),
-               git
+               golang-etcd-server-dev (>= 3.5.15-7)
 Standards-Version: 4.7.0
 Homepage: https://www.aptly.info
 Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/aptly.git