diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index ec395f7cb..0bf71fe19 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -35,22 +35,21 @@ func (r Repo) String() string {
 
 // Homebrew contains the brew section
 type Homebrew struct {
-	Name              string       `yaml:",omitempty"`
-	GitHub            Repo         `yaml:",omitempty"`
-	CommitAuthor      CommitAuthor `yaml:"commit_author,omitempty"`
-	Folder            string       `yaml:",omitempty"`
-	Caveats           string       `yaml:",omitempty"`
-	Plist             string       `yaml:",omitempty"`
-	Install           string       `yaml:",omitempty"`
-	Dependencies      []string     `yaml:",omitempty"`
-	BuildDependencies []string     `yaml:"build_dependencies,omitempty"`
-	Test              string       `yaml:",omitempty"`
-	Conflicts         []string     `yaml:",omitempty"`
-	Description       string       `yaml:",omitempty"`
-	Homepage          string       `yaml:",omitempty"`
-	SkipUpload        bool         `yaml:"skip_upload,omitempty"`
-	DownloadStrategy  string       `yaml:"download_strategy,omitempty"`
-	SourceTarball     string       `yaml:"-"`
+	Name             string       `yaml:",omitempty"`
+	GitHub           Repo         `yaml:",omitempty"`
+	CommitAuthor     CommitAuthor `yaml:"commit_author,omitempty"`
+	Folder           string       `yaml:",omitempty"`
+	Caveats          string       `yaml:",omitempty"`
+	Plist            string       `yaml:",omitempty"`
+	Install          string       `yaml:",omitempty"`
+	Dependencies     []string     `yaml:",omitempty"`
+	Test             string       `yaml:",omitempty"`
+	Conflicts        []string     `yaml:",omitempty"`
+	Description      string       `yaml:",omitempty"`
+	Homepage         string       `yaml:",omitempty"`
+	SkipUpload       bool         `yaml:"skip_upload,omitempty"`
+	DownloadStrategy string       `yaml:"download_strategy,omitempty"`
+	SourceTarball    string       `yaml:"-"`
 }
 
 // Scoop contains the scoop.sh section
diff --git a/pipeline/brew/brew.go b/pipeline/brew/brew.go
index fb693e835..82491be0b 100644
--- a/pipeline/brew/brew.go
+++ b/pipeline/brew/brew.go
@@ -165,23 +165,22 @@ func dataFor(ctx *context.Context, client client.Client, artifact artifact.Artif
 	}
 	var cfg = ctx.Config.Brew
 	return templateData{
-		Name:              formulaNameFor(ctx.Config.Brew.Name),
-		DownloadURL:       ctx.Config.GitHubURLs.Download,
-		Desc:              cfg.Description,
-		Homepage:          cfg.Homepage,
-		Repo:              ctx.Config.Release.GitHub,
-		Tag:               ctx.Git.CurrentTag,
-		Version:           ctx.Version,
-		Caveats:           split(cfg.Caveats),
-		File:              artifact.Name,
-		SHA256:            sum,
-		Dependencies:      cfg.Dependencies,
-		BuildDependencies: cfg.BuildDependencies,
-		Conflicts:         cfg.Conflicts,
-		Plist:             cfg.Plist,
-		Install:           split(cfg.Install),
-		Tests:             split(cfg.Test),
-		DownloadStrategy:  cfg.DownloadStrategy,
+		Name:             formulaNameFor(ctx.Config.Brew.Name),
+		DownloadURL:      ctx.Config.GitHubURLs.Download,
+		Desc:             cfg.Description,
+		Homepage:         cfg.Homepage,
+		Repo:             ctx.Config.Release.GitHub,
+		Tag:              ctx.Git.CurrentTag,
+		Version:          ctx.Version,
+		Caveats:          split(cfg.Caveats),
+		File:             artifact.Name,
+		SHA256:           sum,
+		Dependencies:     cfg.Dependencies,
+		Conflicts:        cfg.Conflicts,
+		Plist:            cfg.Plist,
+		Install:          split(cfg.Install),
+		Tests:            split(cfg.Test),
+		DownloadStrategy: cfg.DownloadStrategy,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pipeline/brew/brew_test.go b/pipeline/brew/brew_test.go
index 9e820c474..6a091950a 100644
--- a/pipeline/brew/brew_test.go
+++ b/pipeline/brew/brew_test.go
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ func TestRunPipe(t *testing.T) {
 		"custom_download_strategy": func(ctx *context.Context) {
 			ctx.Config.Brew.DownloadStrategy = "GitHubPrivateRepositoryReleaseDownloadStrategy"
 		},
-		"build_from_source": func(ctx *context.Context) {
-			ctx.Config.Brew.BuildDependencies = []string{"go"}
-		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			folder, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "goreleasertest")
diff --git a/pipeline/brew/template.go b/pipeline/brew/template.go
index 07cf6a8f8..d457fbb67 100644
--- a/pipeline/brew/template.go
+++ b/pipeline/brew/template.go
@@ -3,35 +3,29 @@ package brew
 import "github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/config"
 
 type templateData struct {
-	Name              string
-	Desc              string
-	Homepage          string
-	DownloadURL       string
-	Repo              config.Repo // FIXME: will not work for anything but github right now.
-	Tag               string
-	Version           string
-	Caveats           []string
-	File              string
-	SHA256            string
-	Plist             string
-	DownloadStrategy  string
-	Install           []string
-	Dependencies      []string
-	BuildDependencies []string
-	Conflicts         []string
-	Tests             []string
+	Name             string
+	Desc             string
+	Homepage         string
+	DownloadURL      string
+	Repo             config.Repo // FIXME: will not work for anything but github right now.
+	Tag              string
+	Version          string
+	Caveats          []string
+	File             string
+	SHA256           string
+	Plist            string
+	DownloadStrategy string
+	Install          []string
+	Dependencies     []string
+	Conflicts        []string
+	Tests            []string
 }
 
 const formulaTemplate = `class {{ .Name }} < Formula
   desc "{{ .Desc }}"
   homepage "{{ .Homepage }}"
-  {{ if .BuildDependencies -}}
-  url "{{ .DownloadURL }}/{{ .Repo.Owner }}/{{ .Repo.Name }}/archive/{{ .Tag }}.tar.gz"
-  head "https://github.com/{{ .Repo.Owner }}/{{ .Repo.Name }}.git"
-  {{- else -}}
   url "{{ .DownloadURL }}/{{ .Repo.Owner }}/{{ .Repo.Name }}/releases/download/{{ .Tag }}/{{ .File }}"
   {{- if .DownloadStrategy }}, :using => {{ .DownloadStrategy }}{{- end }}
-  {{- end }}
   version "{{ .Version }}"
   sha256 "{{ .SHA256 }}"
 
@@ -40,11 +34,6 @@ const formulaTemplate = `class {{ .Name }} < Formula
   depends_on "{{ . }}"
   {{- end }}
   {{- end -}}
-  {{- with .BuildDependencies -}}
-  {{ range $index, $element := . }}
-  depends_on "{{ . }}" => :build
-  {{- end }}
-  {{- end -}}
 
   {{- with .Conflicts }}
   {{ range $index, $element := . }}
diff --git a/www/content/homebrew.md b/www/content/homebrew.md
index 1683dc97a..de596373f 100644
--- a/www/content/homebrew.md
+++ b/www/content/homebrew.md
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ brew:
     - git
     - zsh
 
-  # Packages your source package depends on.
-  build_dependencies:
-    - make
-    - gcc
-
   # Packages that conflict with your package.
   conflicts:
     - svn