diff --git a/net-misc/electrum-ltc/electrum-ltc-3.0.6.2.ebuild b/net-misc/electrum-ltc/electrum-ltc-3.0.6.2.ebuild
index 23ae29e955ecd..02f697349d2da 100644
--- a/net-misc/electrum-ltc/electrum-ltc-3.0.6.2.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/electrum-ltc/electrum-ltc-3.0.6.2.ebuild
@@ -42,10 +42,7 @@ RDEPEND="
 	dev-python/setuptools[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	dev-python/six[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	dev-python/tlslite[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	|| (
-		dev-python/protobuf-python[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-		dev-libs/protobuf[python,${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-	)
+	dev-python/protobuf-python[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	virtual/python-dnspython[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
 	qrcode? ( media-gfx/zbar[v4l] )
 	qt5? (