diff --git a/cmd/flux/bootstrap_git.go b/cmd/flux/bootstrap_git.go
index 536fa7dead7a298b8cc83913fe22d4bf4b89ebd2..243a8e3a18ee2afeb244b8ac3043286fd7faaeb5 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/bootstrap_git.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/bootstrap_git.go
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ func bootstrapGitCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		// Configure repository URL to match auth config for sync.
 		repositoryURL.User = url.User(gitArgs.username)
 		repositoryURL.Scheme = "ssh"
-		repositoryURL.Host = repositoryURL.Hostname()
 		if bootstrapArgs.sshHostname != "" {
 			repositoryURL.Host = bootstrapArgs.sshHostname
 		}