diff --git a/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/apt.go b/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/apt.go
index 1f46db46970..d7d43ea3566 100644
--- a/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/apt.go
+++ b/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/apt.go
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ func (a *Apt) Packages() Packagemap {
 		"npm": []*Package{
 			{Name: "npm", SystemPackage: true},
 		},
-		"nfpm": []*Package{
-			{Name: "nfpm", SystemPackage: false, InstallCheck: isNfpmInstalled, InstallCommand: "go install github.com/goreleaser/nfpm/v2/cmd/nfpm@latest", Optional: true},
-		},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/dnf.go b/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/dnf.go
index 223845dd0a6..7c5be417924 100644
--- a/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/dnf.go
+++ b/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/dnf.go
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ func (y *Dnf) Packages() Packagemap {
 			{Name: "npm", SystemPackage: true},
 			{Name: "nodejs-npm", SystemPackage: true},
 		},
-		"nfpm*": []*Package{
-			{Name: "nfpm", SystemPackage: false, InstallCheck: isNfpmInstalled, InstallCommand: "go install github.com/goreleaser/nfpm/v2/cmd/nfpm@latest", Optional: true},
-		},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/emerge.go b/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/emerge.go
index aae18e8da06..33c78a2e6b3 100644
--- a/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/emerge.go
+++ b/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/emerge.go
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ func (e *Emerge) Packages() Packagemap {
 		"npm": []*Package{
 			{Name: "net-libs/nodejs", SystemPackage: true},
 		},
-		"nfpm": []*Package{
-			{Name: "nfpm", SystemPackage: false, InstallCheck: isNfpmInstalled, InstallCommand: "go install github.com/goreleaser/nfpm/v2/cmd/nfpm@latest", Optional: true},
-		},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/eopkg.go b/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/eopkg.go
index 8f7d0df1d7f..060e5959537 100644
--- a/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/eopkg.go
+++ b/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/eopkg.go
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ func (e *Eopkg) Packages() Packagemap {
 		"npm": []*Package{
 			{Name: "nodejs", SystemPackage: true},
 		},
-		"nfpm": []*Package{
-			{Name: "nfpm", SystemPackage: false, InstallCheck: isNfpmInstalled, InstallCommand: "go install github.com/goreleaser/nfpm/v2/cmd/nfpm@latest", Optional: true},
-		},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/nixpkgs.go b/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/nixpkgs.go
index 6d39a53a27c..4141de05676 100644
--- a/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/nixpkgs.go
+++ b/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/nixpkgs.go
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ func (n *Nixpkgs) Packages() Packagemap {
 		"npm": []*Package{
 			{Name: channel + ".nodejs", SystemPackage: true},
 		},
-		"nfpm": []*Package{
-			{Name: channel + ".nfpm", SystemPackage: false, InstallCheck: isNfpmInstalled, InstallCommand: "go install github.com/goreleaser/nfpm/v2/cmd/nfpm@latest", Optional: true},
-		},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/packagemanager.go b/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/packagemanager.go
index 3d95291613d..800b05f7a93 100644
--- a/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/packagemanager.go
+++ b/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/packagemanager.go
@@ -134,10 +134,6 @@ func AppVersion(name string) string {
 		return npmVersion()
 	}
 
-	if name == "nfpm" {
-		return nfpmVersion()
-	}
-
 	return ""
 
 }
@@ -171,20 +167,3 @@ func npmVersion() string {
 	version, _ := execCmd("npm", "--version")
 	return strings.TrimSpace(version)
 }
-
-func nfpmVersion() string {
-	output, _ := execCmd("nfpm", "--version")
-	lines := strings.Split(output, "\n")
-	for _, line := range lines {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "GitVersion:") {
-			version := strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimPrefix(line, "GitVersion:"))
-			return version
-		}
-	}
-	return "unknown"
-}
-
-func isNfpmInstalled() bool {
-	_, err := exec.LookPath("nfpm")
-	return err == nil
-}
diff --git a/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/pacman.go b/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/pacman.go
index 131a6a8b685..e785901e930 100644
--- a/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/pacman.go
+++ b/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/pacman.go
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ func (p *Pacman) Packages() Packagemap {
 		"npm": []*Package{
 			{Name: "npm", SystemPackage: true},
 		},
-		"nfpm": []*Package{
-			{Name: "nfpm", SystemPackage: false, InstallCheck: isNfpmInstalled, InstallCommand: "go install github.com/goreleaser/nfpm/v2/cmd/nfpm@latest", Optional: true},
-		},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/zypper.go b/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/zypper.go
index 3a350e89578..da3cb200e8b 100644
--- a/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/zypper.go
+++ b/v3/internal/doctor/packagemanager/zypper.go
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ func (z *Zypper) Packages() Packagemap {
 		"npm": []*Package{
 			{Name: "npm10", SystemPackage: true},
 		},
-		"nfpm": []*Package{
-			{Name: "nfpm", SystemPackage: false, InstallCheck: isNfpmInstalled, InstallCommand: "go install github.com/goreleaser/nfpm/v2/cmd/nfpm@latest", Optional: true},
-		},
 	}
 }