diff --git a/srcpkgs/endless-sky/template b/srcpkgs/endless-sky/template
index b05575c660..5d0c06a806 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/endless-sky/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/endless-sky/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=endless-sky
 version=0.9.8
 revision=2
 build_style=scons
-hostmakedepends="scons"
 makedepends="SDL2-devel glew-devel libjpeg-turbo-devel libmad-devel
  libopenal-devel libpng-devel"
 depends="${pkgname}-data"