diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3bf97a4..2c9dce5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ source tarball." )
 #
 # Find_library (USB_LIBRARY NAMES libusb.a usb)
 Find_program (PATCH_EXECUTABLE patch REQUIRED)
-Find_package (Git REQUIRED)
 
 #
 # extra C flags to minimize hamlib excutable sizes