diff --git a/dev-vcs/jj/jj-9999.ebuild b/dev-vcs/jj/jj-9999.ebuild
index 1c7769c455..c51ef5f6c2 100644
--- a/dev-vcs/jj/jj-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-vcs/jj/jj-9999.ebuild
@@ -21,31 +21,12 @@ IUSE="
 	+git2
 "
 
-BDEPEND="
-	virtual/pkgconfig
-"
-DEPEND="
-	git2? (
-		>=dev-libs/libgit2-1.9.0:0/1.9
-		dev-libs/openssl:=
-		net-libs/libssh2:=
-	)
-"
 RDEPEND="
-	${DEPEND}
 	dev-vcs/git
 "
 
 QA_FLAGS_IGNORED="usr/bin/${PN}"
 
-pkg_setup() {
-	export LIBGIT2_NO_VENDOR=1
-	export LIBSSH2_SYS_USE_PKG_CONFIG=1
-	export OPENSSL_NO_VENDOR=1
-	export PKG_CONFIG_ALLOW_CROSS=1
-	rust_pkg_setup
-}
-
 src_unpack() {
 	git-r3_src_unpack
 	cargo_live_src_unpack
@@ -53,7 +34,6 @@ src_unpack() {
 
 src_configure() {
 	local myfeatures=(
-		$(usev git2)
 		watchman
 		git
 	)