diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hatch-vcs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hatch-vcs/default.nix
index 3592cbf86d80..1810472ea583 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hatch-vcs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hatch-vcs/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   fetchPypi,
   pytestCheckHook,
   pythonOlder,
-  git,
+  gitMinimal,
   hatchling,
   setuptools-scm,
 }:
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
-    git
+    gitMinimal
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/meson-python/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/meson-python/default.nix
index b4099605e0e0..205b99841974 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/meson-python/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/meson-python/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   # tests
   cython,
-  git,
+  gitMinimal,
   pytestCheckHook,
   pytest-mock,
 }:
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     cython
-    git
+    gitMinimal
     pytestCheckHook
     pytest-mock
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/poetry-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/poetry-core/default.nix
index e5a62637975a..0d9a5c4ecdee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/poetry-core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/poetry-core/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   pythonOlder,
   build,
-  git,
+  gitMinimal,
   pytest-cov-stub,
   pytest-mock,
   pytestCheckHook,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     build
-    git
+    gitMinimal
     pytest-mock
     pytest-cov-stub
     pytestCheckHook
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-benchmark/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-benchmark/default.nix
index fc4fbef0c72c..9142e7eabecc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-benchmark/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-benchmark/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   elasticsearch,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   freezegun,
-  git,
+  gitMinimal,
   mercurial,
   nbmake,
   py-cpuinfo,
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     freezegun
-    git
+    gitMinimal
     mercurial
     nbmake
     pytestCheckHook
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/twisted/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/twisted/default.nix
index e6d853fe2314..4e870f48f6ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/twisted/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/twisted/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
   # tests
   cython-test-exception-raiser,
-  git,
+  gitMinimal,
   glibcLocales,
   pyhamcrest,
   hypothesis,
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeCheckInputs =
     [
-      git
+      gitMinimal
       glibcLocales
     ]
     ++ optional-dependencies.test
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/versioningit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/versioningit/default.nix
index 05dc14a79557..8461b0b5e691 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/versioningit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/versioningit/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   pytest-cov-stub,
   pytest-mock,
   setuptools,
-  git,
+  gitMinimal,
   mercurial,
 }:
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytest-cov-stub
     pytest-mock
     setuptools
-    git
+    gitMinimal
     mercurial
   ];