diff --git a/krebs/5pkgs/simple/electron-cash/default.nix b/krebs/5pkgs/simple/electron-cash/default.nix
index 90de62a4b..e51136c60 100644
--- a/krebs/5pkgs/simple/electron-cash/default.nix
+++ b/krebs/5pkgs/simple/electron-cash/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ python2Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     ecdsa
     jsonrpclib
     pbkdf2
-    protobuf3_0
     pyaes
     pycrypto
     pyqt4