diff --git a/DEPS b/DEPS
index 14fcbac427d..15203d12145 100644
--- a/DEPS
+++ b/DEPS
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ vars = {
   "leak_tracker_rev": "f5620600a5ce1c44f65ddaa02001e200b096e14c", # rolled manually
   "material_color_utilities_rev": "799b6ba2f3f1c28c67cc7e0b4f18e0c7d7f3c03e",
   "native_rev": "6d51ecf34385e5872c43f1856d3fad6349200811", # rolled manually while native assets are experimental
-  "protobuf_rev": "7d2e615086c973b0186802ca0b1db575d34d50ac",
+  "protobuf_rev": "9bd149b40e3bd762d902f86a67889651bcb9486c",
   "pub_rev": "b2c03b448a47fdd52800609b9222cd737be3a934", # rolled manually
   "shelf_rev": "082d3ac2d13a98700d8148e8fad8f3e12a6fd0e1",
   "sync_http_rev": "dc54465f07d9652875deeade643256dafa2fbc6c",
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 9af99e01468..2d6f8265cf4 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ workspace:
   - tools/verify_docs
   - tools
 
-# All third_party packages here are retrieved via the DEPS-file and overridden
-# here.
+# All third_party packages are retrieved via the DEPS-file and overridden here.
 dependency_overrides:
   _experiment_sound:
     path: third_party/pkg/webdev/fixtures/_experimentSound
@@ -108,8 +107,6 @@ dependency_overrides:
     path: third_party/pkg/webdev/fixtures/_webdevSoundSmoke
   analysis_config:
     path: third_party/pkg/webdev/_analysis_config
-  api_benchmark:
-    path: third_party/pkg/protobuf/api_benchmark
   args:
     path: third_party/pkg/core/pkgs/args
   async: