diff --git a/bindep.txt b/bindep.txt
index 4ef2224..f7dfaa9 100644
--- a/bindep.txt
+++ b/bindep.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # This is a cross-platform list tracking distribution packages needed by tests;
 # see http://docs.openstack.org/infra/bindep/ for additional information.
 
+git
 libffi-dev [platform:dpkg]
 libffi-devel [platform:rpm]
 libselinux-python [platform:rpm]
diff --git a/vars/redhat.yaml b/vars/redhat.yaml
index 950c0b3..da16487 100644
--- a/vars/redhat.yaml
+++ b/vars/redhat.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 __zuul_build_depends:
   - gcc
   - gcc-c++
-  - git
   - libffi-devel
   - openssl-devel
   - python3-devel
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu.yaml b/vars/ubuntu.yaml
index c636b4d..31c69e9 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu.yaml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 ---
 __zuul_build_depends:
   - build-essential
-  - git
   - libffi-dev
   - libssl-dev
   - python3-dev