diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 645afe7241..337093c719 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ endif()
 
 set(GIT_BRANCH_NAME "--unknown--")
 set(GIT_TAG_INFO "--unknown--")
-find_package (Git)
 if (GIT_FOUND AND EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/.git/HEAD")
     execute_process(
         COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} describe --tags --always