diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 0afee14265c539ceed83b2b26b2bf313e58761d9..150032781509d6327e2dff3ee3265337d9e984ea 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -764,6 +764,4 @@ if (current_toolchain == host_toolchain) {
     subsystem_name = "${THIRDPARTY_PROTOBUF_SUBSYS_NAME}"
     part_name = "${THIRDPARTY_PROTOBUF_PART_NAME}"
   }
-} else {
-  group("protoc") {}
 }