diff --git a/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.12.2-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.12.2-r2.ebuild
similarity index 97%
rename from dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.12.2-r1.ebuild
rename to dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.12.2-r2.ebuild
index 460e7a0e25cd5..ab0359dc6a85e 100644
--- a/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.12.2-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.12.2-r2.ebuild
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ IUSE=""
 
 BDEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	~dev-libs/protobuf-${PV}
-	dev-python/namespace-google[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	dev-python/six[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
 DEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	~dev-libs/protobuf-${PV}"
diff --git a/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.12.4-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.12.4-r2.ebuild
similarity index 97%
rename from dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.12.4-r1.ebuild
rename to dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.12.4-r2.ebuild
index 754ffae59d5ec..0f01c20ff2342 100644
--- a/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.12.4-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.12.4-r2.ebuild
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ IUSE=""
 
 BDEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	~dev-libs/protobuf-${PV}
-	dev-python/namespace-google[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	dev-python/six[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
 DEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	~dev-libs/protobuf-${PV}"
diff --git a/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.13.0-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.13.0-r2.ebuild
similarity index 97%
rename from dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.13.0-r1.ebuild
rename to dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.13.0-r2.ebuild
index f29d29688f054..a079a78e44ca4 100644
--- a/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.13.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.13.0-r2.ebuild
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ IUSE=""
 
 BDEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	~dev-libs/protobuf-${PV}
-	dev-python/namespace-google[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	dev-python/six[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
 DEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	~dev-libs/protobuf-${PV}"
diff --git a/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.14.0.ebuild b/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.14.0-r1.ebuild
similarity index 97%
rename from dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.14.0.ebuild
rename to dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.14.0-r1.ebuild
index 68484e4d06d70..fa30394210248 100644
--- a/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.14.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-3.14.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ IUSE=""
 
 BDEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	~dev-libs/protobuf-${PV}
-	dev-python/namespace-google[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	dev-python/six[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
 DEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	~dev-libs/protobuf-${PV}"
diff --git a/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-9999.ebuild b/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-9999.ebuild
index cf83c9cb0fbd5..453cffab05a66 100644
--- a/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/protobuf-python/protobuf-python-9999.ebuild
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ IUSE=""
 
 BDEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	~dev-libs/protobuf-${PV}
-	dev-python/namespace-google[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	dev-python/six[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]"
 DEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	~dev-libs/protobuf-${PV}"