diff --git a/plugins/by-name/gitgutter/default.nix b/plugins/by-name/gitgutter/default.nix
index 425bf7a6..55d227fc 100644
--- a/plugins/by-name/gitgutter/default.nix
+++ b/plugins/by-name/gitgutter/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  pkgs,
-  ...
-}:
+{ lib, ... }:
 lib.nixvim.plugins.mkVimPlugin {
   name = "gitgutter";
   package = "vim-gitgutter";
@@ -11,7 +7,17 @@ lib.nixvim.plugins.mkVimPlugin {
 
   maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.GaetanLepage ];
 
-  dependencies = [ "git" ];
+  dependencies = [
+    "git"
+    "grep"
+  ];
+
+  imports = [
+    (lib.nixvim.mkRemovedPackageOptionModule {
+      plugin = "gitgutter";
+      packageName = "grep";
+    })
+  ];
 
   extraOptions = {
     recommendedSettings = lib.mkOption {
@@ -21,10 +27,6 @@ lib.nixvim.plugins.mkVimPlugin {
         Set recommended neovim option.
       '';
     };
-
-    grepPackage = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "gnugrep" {
-      nullable = true;
-    };
   };
 
   extraConfig = cfg: {
@@ -32,10 +34,6 @@ lib.nixvim.plugins.mkVimPlugin {
       updatetime = 100;
       foldtext = "gitgutter#fold#foldtext";
     };
-
-    extraPackages = [
-      cfg.grepPackage
-    ];
   };
 
   settingsExample = {
diff --git a/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/gitgutter/default.nix b/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/gitgutter/default.nix
index 7c3ac282..cea12ffa 100644
--- a/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/gitgutter/default.nix
+++ b/tests/test-sources/plugins/by-name/gitgutter/default.nix
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
     {
       plugins.gitgutter = {
         enable = true;
-        grepPackage = pkgs.gnugrep;
       };
       assertions = [
         {
@@ -84,14 +83,16 @@
     {
       plugins.gitgutter = {
         enable = true;
-        grepPackage = null;
         settings = {
           git_executable = lib.getExe pkgs.git;
           grep = lib.getExe pkgs.gnugrep;
         };
       };
 
-      dependencies.git.enable = false;
+      dependencies = {
+        git.enable = false;
+        grep.enable = false;
+      };
 
       assertions = [
         {