--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@
 
 # Determine whether or not this is a git repository, so that we can set the
 # version number if necessary.
-find_package(Git)
 set (USING_GIT "NO")
 if (GIT_FOUND)
   # Run 'git rev-parse HEAD' to find out if this is a working copy. If the
