diff --git a/eclass/git-2.eclass b/eclass/git-2.eclass
index 107830f..b938345 100644
--- a/eclass/git-2.eclass
+++ b/eclass/git-2.eclass
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@
 
 PROPERTIES+=" live"
 
+# NB: We omit git for older EAPI's to avoid circular deps in board sysroots.
 if [[ ${EAPI:-0} != [0123456] ]]; then
 	BDEPEND="dev-vcs/git"
-else
-	DEPEND="dev-vcs/git"
 fi
 
 # @ECLASS-VARIABLE: EGIT_SOURCEDIR
diff --git a/eclass/git-r3.eclass b/eclass/git-r3.eclass
index 1a89524..3fb1ccf 100644
--- a/eclass/git-r3.eclass
+++ b/eclass/git-r3.eclass
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@
 PROPERTIES+=" live"
 
 if [[ ! ${_INHERITED_BY_GIT_2} ]]; then
+	# NB: We omit git for older EAPI's to avoid circular deps in board sysroots.
 	if [[ ${EAPI:-0} != [0123456] ]]; then
 		BDEPEND=">=dev-vcs/git-1.8.2.1[curl]"
-	else
-		DEPEND=">=dev-vcs/git-1.8.2.1[curl]"
 	fi
 fi