diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e8f2efc..5e4b385 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Fixed
 - Use a different algorithm for finding a CAS directory to avoid issues with mounted drives by @daimond113
+- Remove default.project.json from Git pesde dependencies by @daimond113
 
 ### Changed
 - Switched to fs-err for better errors with file system operations by @daimond113
diff --git a/src/source/git/mod.rs b/src/source/git/mod.rs
index c1fb812..5c4d1d0 100644
--- a/src/source/git/mod.rs
+++ b/src/source/git/mod.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use crate::{
         git::{pkg_ref::GitPackageRef, specifier::GitDependencySpecifier},
         git_index::GitBasedSource,
         specifiers::DependencySpecifiers,
+        traits::PackageRef,
         PackageSource, ResolveResult, VersionId, IGNORED_DIRS, IGNORED_FILES,
     },
     util::hash,
@@ -445,6 +446,15 @@ impl PackageSource for GitPackageSource {
                 continue;
             }
 
+            if pkg_ref.use_new_structure() && path == "default.project.json" {
+                log::debug!(
+                    "removing default.project.json from {}#{} - using new structure",
+                    pkg_ref.repo,
+                    pkg_ref.tree_id
+                );
+                continue;
+            }
+
             let data = object.into_blob().data.clone();
             let hash = store_in_cas(project.cas_dir(), &data)?.0;