diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix
index c5024212c011..fd548296220e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ let
   gitBase = lib.makeOverridable (import ./git) {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv curl openssl zlib expat perl python gettext gnugrep
       asciidoc xmlto docbook2x docbook_xsl docbook_xml_dtd_45 libxslt cpio tcl
-      tk makeWrapper subversionClient gzip openssh;
+      tk makeWrapper subversionClient gzip;
     texinfo = texinfo5;
     svnSupport = false;		# for git-svn support
     guiSupport = false;		# requires tcl/tk
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
index 2867d0341df9..877c65afccf5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { fetchurl, stdenv, curl, openssl, zlib, expat, perl, python, gettext, cpio, gnugrep, gzip
 , asciidoc, texinfo, xmlto, docbook2x, docbook_xsl, docbook_xml_dtd_45
-, libxslt, tcl, tk, makeWrapper, openssh
+, libxslt, tcl, tk, makeWrapper
 , svnSupport, subversionClient, perlLibs, smtpPerlLibs
 , guiSupport
 , withManual ? true
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   patches = [ ./docbook2texi.patch ./symlinks-in-bin.patch ./cert-path.patch ];
 
-  buildInputs = [curl openssl zlib expat gettext cpio makeWrapper openssh]
+  buildInputs = [curl openssl zlib expat gettext cpio makeWrapper]
     ++ stdenv.lib.optionals withManual [ asciidoc texinfo xmlto docbook2x
          docbook_xsl docbook_xml_dtd_45 libxslt ]
     ++ stdenv.lib.optionals guiSupport [tcl tk];
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       popd
       rm -rf contrib/subtree
 
-      # Wrap git to be able to find ssh
-      wrapProgram $out/bin/git  --prefix PATH ":" "${openssh}/bin" 
-
       # Install contrib stuff.
       mkdir -p $out/share/git
       mv contrib $out/share/git/