diff --git a/app-backup/zbackup/zbackup-1.4.2.ebuild b/app-backup/zbackup/zbackup-1.4.2.ebuild
index fe08356..93d3b5b 100644
--- a/app-backup/zbackup/zbackup-1.4.2.ebuild
+++ b/app-backup/zbackup/zbackup-1.4.2.ebuild
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ IUSE=""
 DEPEND="
 	dev-util/cmake
 	dev-libs/protobuf
-	dev-libs/protobuf-c
 	sys-libs/zlib
 	dev-libs/openssl
 	app-arch/xz-utils
diff --git a/app-backup/zbackup/zbackup-1.4.3.ebuild b/app-backup/zbackup/zbackup-1.4.3.ebuild
index fe08356..93d3b5b 100644
--- a/app-backup/zbackup/zbackup-1.4.3.ebuild
+++ b/app-backup/zbackup/zbackup-1.4.3.ebuild
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ IUSE=""
 DEPEND="
 	dev-util/cmake
 	dev-libs/protobuf
-	dev-libs/protobuf-c
 	sys-libs/zlib
 	dev-libs/openssl
 	app-arch/xz-utils
diff --git a/app-backup/zbackup/zbackup-1.4.4.ebuild b/app-backup/zbackup/zbackup-1.4.4.ebuild
index efa2272..7411126 100644
--- a/app-backup/zbackup/zbackup-1.4.4.ebuild
+++ b/app-backup/zbackup/zbackup-1.4.4.ebuild
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ IUSE=""
 DEPEND="
 	dev-util/cmake
 	dev-libs/protobuf
-	dev-libs/protobuf-c
 	sys-libs/zlib
 	dev-libs/openssl
 	app-arch/xz-utils