diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 240b6a4d1c..f1b0e29d77 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
     "cli-spinner": "0.2.10",
     "debug": "^3.1.0",
     "diff": "^4.0.1",
-    "git-url-parse": "11.1.2",
     "glob": "^7.1.3",
     "needle": "^2.2.4",
     "open": "^7.0.3",
diff --git a/src/lib/project-metadata/target-builders/git.ts b/src/lib/project-metadata/target-builders/git.ts
index d36e2618c1..a2238958ff 100644
--- a/src/lib/project-metadata/target-builders/git.ts
+++ b/src/lib/project-metadata/target-builders/git.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import gitUrlParse = require('git-url-parse');
-
+import * as url from 'url';
 import subProcess = require('../../sub-process');
 import { DepTree } from '../../types';
 import { GitTarget } from '../types';
 import { ScannedProject } from '@snyk/cli-interface/legacy/common';
 
+// for scp-like syntax [user@]server:project.git
+const originRegex = /(.+@)?(.+):(.+$)/;
+
 export async function getInfo(
   scannedProject: ScannedProject,
   packageInfo: DepTree,
@@ -23,8 +25,21 @@ export async function getInfo(
     ).trim();
 
     if (origin) {
-      const parsedOrigin = gitUrlParse(origin);
-      target.remoteUrl = parsedOrigin.toString('http');
+      const { protocol, host, pathname = '' } = url.parse(origin);
+
+      // Not handling git:// as it has no connection options
+      if (host && protocol && ['ssh:', 'http:', 'https:'].includes(protocol)) {
+        // same format for parseable URLs
+        target.remoteUrl = `http://${host}${pathname}`;
+      } else {
+        const originRes = originRegex.exec(origin);
+        if (originRes && originRes[2] && originRes[3]) {
+          target.remoteUrl = `http://${originRes[2]}/${originRes[3]}`;
+        } else {
+          // else keep the original
+          target.remoteUrl = origin;
+        }
+      }
     }
   } catch (err) {
     // Swallowing exception since we don't want to break the monitor if there is a problem
diff --git a/test/get-remote-url.test.ts b/test/get-remote-url.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebde2e3979
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/get-remote-url.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+import { test } from 'tap';
+import * as Proxyquire from 'proxyquire';
+const proxyquire = Proxyquire.noPreserveCache();
+
+test('getInfo returns null for isFromContainer=true', async (t) => {
+  const {
+    getInfo,
+  } = require('../src/lib/project-metadata/target-builders/git');
+  const gitInfo = await getInfo(null as any, null as any, true);
+  t.same(gitInfo, null);
+});
+
+test('getInfo handles provided https remote url as http', async (t) => {
+  const providedUrl = 'https://myserver.local/myproject.git';
+  const { getInfo } = proxyquire(
+    '../src/lib/project-metadata/target-builders/git',
+    {
+      '../../sub-process': {
+        execute() {
+          return providedUrl;
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  );
+  const gitInfo = await getInfo(null as any, null as any, false);
+  t.same(gitInfo.remoteUrl, 'http://myserver.local/myproject.git');
+});
+
+test('getInfo handles provided http remote url', async (t) => {
+  const providedUrl = 'http://github.com/snyk/snyk.git';
+  const { getInfo } = proxyquire(
+    '../src/lib/project-metadata/target-builders/git',
+    {
+      '../../sub-process': {
+        execute() {
+          return providedUrl;
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  );
+  const gitInfo = await getInfo(null as any, null as any, false);
+  t.same(gitInfo.remoteUrl, providedUrl);
+});
+
+test('getInfo handles provided ssh remote url as http', async (t) => {
+  const providedUrl = 'ssh://git@myserver.local/myproject.git';
+  const { getInfo } = proxyquire(
+    '../src/lib/project-metadata/target-builders/git',
+    {
+      '../../sub-process': {
+        execute() {
+          return providedUrl;
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  );
+  const gitInfo = await getInfo(null as any, null as any, false);
+  t.same(gitInfo.remoteUrl, 'http://myserver.local/myproject.git');
+});
+
+test('getInfo handles provided scp-like syntax with user in remote url', async (t) => {
+  const providedUrl = 'git@myserver.local:myproject.git';
+  const { getInfo } = proxyquire(
+    '../src/lib/project-metadata/target-builders/git',
+    {
+      '../../sub-process': {
+        execute() {
+          return providedUrl;
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  );
+  const gitInfo = await getInfo(null as any, null as any, false);
+  t.same(gitInfo.remoteUrl, 'http://myserver.local/myproject.git');
+});
+
+test('getInfo handles provided scp-like syntax without user in remote url', async (t) => {
+  const providedUrl = 'myserver.local:folder/myproject.git';
+  const { getInfo } = proxyquire(
+    '../src/lib/project-metadata/target-builders/git',
+    {
+      '../../sub-process': {
+        execute() {
+          return providedUrl;
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  );
+  const gitInfo = await getInfo(null as any, null as any, false);
+  t.same(gitInfo.remoteUrl, 'http://myserver.local/folder/myproject.git');
+});
+
+test('getInfo handles invalid URL by keeping it as is', async (t) => {
+  const providedUrl = 'nonce';
+  const { getInfo } = proxyquire(
+    '../src/lib/project-metadata/target-builders/git',
+    {
+      '../../sub-process': {
+        execute() {
+          return providedUrl;
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  );
+  const gitInfo = await getInfo(null as any, null as any, false);
+  t.same(gitInfo.remoteUrl, providedUrl);
+});
+
+test('getInfo handles undefined by returning undefined', async (t) => {
+  const providedUrl = undefined;
+  const { getInfo } = proxyquire(
+    '../src/lib/project-metadata/target-builders/git',
+    {
+      '../../sub-process': {
+        execute() {
+          return providedUrl;
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  );
+  const gitInfo = await getInfo(null as any, null as any, false);
+  t.same(gitInfo.remoteUrl, undefined);
+});