diff --git a/git.cabal b/git.cabal
index 19a06f999b2741d096186591954f7de374c6dccf..91cd8d90cd871f893ce00055c8c4835129445774 100644
--- a/git.cabal
+++ b/git.cabal
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ Flag debug
 
 Library
   Build-Depends:     base >= 4 && < 5
-                   , mtl
                    , bytestring >= 0.9
                    , byteable
                    , containers