diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git/default.nix
index 93452cac87f2..cb34b54440c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git/default.nix
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   separateDebugInfo = true;
   __structuredAttrs = true;
 
-  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
-
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
   enableParallelInstalling = true;