diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0264d7ffdf8fffab7f17936fcec494f4938c1dfd..d1ce39d914bb5139e5dfc10a6684036e11b37ace 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 plugins {
-    id "com.google.protobuf" version "0.8.10" // for GRPC
     id "java"
     id "war" // for REST
 }