diff --git a/.mkosi/mkosi.debian b/.mkosi/mkosi.debian
index bb2a0bd9fd..2e948af3fc 100644
--- a/.mkosi/mkosi.debian
+++ b/.mkosi/mkosi.debian
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ BuildPackages=
         acl
         docbook-xml
         docbook-xsl
-        g++
         gcc
         git
         gnu-efi