diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 429c276058..378f58b950 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1436,15 +1436,8 @@ else
 	REMOTE_CURL_NAMES = $(REMOTE_CURL_PRIMARY) $(REMOTE_CURL_ALIASES)
 	PROGRAM_OBJS += http-fetch.o
 	PROGRAMS += $(REMOTE_CURL_NAMES)
-	curl_check := $(shell (echo 070908; $(CURL_CONFIG) --vernum | sed -e '/^70[BC]/s/^/0/') 2>/dev/null | sort -r | sed -ne 2p)
-	ifeq "$(curl_check)" "070908"
-		ifndef NO_EXPAT
-			PROGRAM_OBJS += http-push.o
-		else
-			EXCLUDED_PROGRAMS += git-http-push
-		endif
-	else
-		EXCLUDED_PROGRAMS += git-http-push
+	ifndef NO_EXPAT
+		PROGRAM_OBJS += http-push.o
 	endif
 	curl_check := $(shell (echo 072200; $(CURL_CONFIG) --vernum | sed -e '/^70[BC]/s/^/0/') 2>/dev/null | sort -r | sed -ne 2p)
 	ifeq "$(curl_check)" "072200"