diff --git a/srcpkgs/dep/template b/srcpkgs/dep/template
index 79cce5410597d7..65981b673f88b8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dep/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dep/template
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ build_style=go
 go_import_path=github.com/golang/dep
 go_package="${go_import_path}/cmd/dep"
 go_ldflags="-X main.version=v${version}"
-hostmakedepends="git"
 depends="git go"
 short_desc="Go dependency management tool"
 maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <abc@pompel.me>"
@@ -15,10 +14,6 @@ homepage="https://github.com/golang/dep"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=929c8f759838f98323211ba408a831ea80d93b75beda8584b6d950f393a3298a
 
-pre_build() {
-	git config --global http.https://gopkg.in.followRedirects true
-}
-
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }