diff --git a/dev/requirements.txt b/dev/requirements.txt
index 0f1f1aee5b634..51facfeb50887 100644
--- a/dev/requirements.txt
+++ b/dev/requirements.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ py
 # Spark Connect (required)
 grpcio>=1.59.3
 grpcio-status>=1.59.3
-protobuf==4.25.1
 googleapis-common-protos>=1.56.4
 
 # Spark Connect python proto generation plugin (optional)