diff --git a/contrib/depends/protobuf.mk b/contrib/depends/protobuf.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 54d3fd924..000000000
--- a/contrib/depends/protobuf.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-package=protobuf
-$(package)_version=$(native_$(package)_version)
-$(package)_download_path=$(native_$(package)_download_path)
-$(package)_file_name=$(native_$(package)_file_name)
-$(package)_sha256_hash=$(native_$(package)_sha256_hash)
-$(package)_dependencies=native_$(package)
-$(package)_cxxflags=-std=c++11
-
-define $(package)_set_vars
-  $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared --with-protoc=$(build_prefix)/bin/protoc
-  $(package)_config_opts_linux=--with-pic
-endef
-
-define $(package)_config_cmds
-  $($(package)_autoconf)
-endef
-
-define $(package)_build_cmds
-  $(MAKE) -C src libprotobuf.la
-endef
-
-define $(package)_stage_cmds
-  $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) -C src install-libLTLIBRARIES install-nobase_includeHEADERS &&\
-  $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install-pkgconfigDATA
-endef
-
-define $(package)_postprocess_cmds
-  rm lib/libprotoc.a
-endef