diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 84fa38a..87e31bb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ 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