diff --git a/src/lib_client_base/tezos-client-base.opam b/src/lib_client_base/tezos-client-base.opam
index ead7bf3d2..7417b7d12 100644
--- a/src/lib_client_base/tezos-client-base.opam
+++ b/src/lib_client_base/tezos-client-base.opam
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ depends: [
   "tezos-shell-services"
   "tezos-storage"
   "tezos-rpc-http"
-  "tezos-protocol-compiler"
-  "tezos-protocol-updater"
-  "tezos-embedded-protocol-genesis"
-  "tezos-embedded-protocol-demo"
-  "tezos-embedded-protocol-alpha"
   "cmdliner"
 ]
 build: [