diff --git a/net-misc/frr/files/frr-8.4.2-musl-gcc12.patch b/net-misc/frr/files/frr-8.4.2-musl-gcc12.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c9374a..0000000
--- a/net-misc/frr/files/frr-8.4.2-musl-gcc12.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/pull/12741
-
-From def86a45a473a45bf8ac39ac4b82be3d09ae9cae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>
-Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2023 23:29:59 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH] pceplib: add <time.h> include for time_t
-
-Fixes build on musl. Used for time_t in the header.
-
-Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/862558
---- a/pceplib/pcep_utils_counters.h
-+++ b/pceplib/pcep_utils_counters.h
-@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
- 
- #include <stdbool.h>
- #include <stdint.h>
-+#include <time.h>
- 
- #ifdef __cplusplus
- extern "C" {
-
diff --git a/net-misc/frr/frr-9.0.ebuild b/net-misc/frr/frr-9.0.ebuild
index 1b83a42..7ad1558 100644
--- a/net-misc/frr/frr-9.0.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/frr/frr-9.0.ebuild
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ COMMON_DEPEND="
 	${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	acct-user/frr
 	dev-libs/json-c:0=
-	dev-libs/protobuf-c:0=
 	>=net-libs/libyang-2.0.0
 	sys-libs/libcap
 	sys-libs/readline:0=