diff --git a/deps/build.jl b/deps/build.jl
index 9ef9f16..1d34e07 100644
--- a/deps/build.jl
+++ b/deps/build.jl
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ provides(Pacman, {"libsndfile" => libsndfile})
 
 
 @osx_only begin
-    if Pkg.installed("Homebrew") === nothing
-        error("Homebrew package not installed, please run Pkg.add(\"Homebrew\")")
-    end
     using Homebrew
     provides(Homebrew.HB, {"portaudio" => libportaudio})
     provides(Homebrew.HB, {"libsndfile" => libsndfile})