diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b12333239..7d8f608bc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ dependencies = [
 llfuse = ["llfuse >= 1.3.8"]  # fuse 2, low-level
 pyfuse3 = ["pyfuse3 >= 3.1.1"]  # fuse 3, low-level, async
 mfusepy = ["mfusepy >= 3.1.0, <4.0.0"]  # fuse 2+3, high-level
-mfusepym = ["mfusepy @ git+https://github.com/mxmlnkn/mfusepy.git@master"]
+# a pypi release of borgbackup can't contain a dependency on github!
+# mfusepym = ["mfusepy @ git+https://github.com/mxmlnkn/mfusepy.git@master"]
 nofuse = []
 s3 = ["borgstore[s3] ~= 0.3.0"]
 sftp = ["borgstore[sftp] ~= 0.3.0"]