diff --git a/lisp/init-git.el b/lisp/init-git.el
index 4082463e86..0a14da3aa6 100644
--- a/lisp/init-git.el
+++ b/lisp/init-git.el
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@
 
 (maybe-require-package 'magit-todos)
 
-(when (maybe-require-package 'git-commit)
-  (add-hook 'git-commit-mode-hook 'goto-address-mode))
+(add-hook 'git-commit-mode-hook 'goto-address-mode)
 
 
 ;; Convenient binding for vc-git-grep