diff --git a/3party/CMakeLists.txt b/3party/CMakeLists.txt
index 2146a5fdcf..9fc67abfb3 100644
--- a/3party/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3party/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@
   # Add pugixml library.
   add_subdirectory(pugixml)
 
-  # Add protobuf library.
-  add_subdirectory(protobuf)
-
   if (NOT PLATFORM_LINUX)
     add_subdirectory(freetype)
     add_subdirectory(icu)
@@ -55,6 +52,9 @@
   target_include_directories(utf8cpp INTERFACE "${OMIM_ROOT}/3party/utfcpp/source")
 endif()
 
+# Add protobuf library.
+add_subdirectory(protobuf)
+
 add_subdirectory(agg)
 add_subdirectory(bsdiff-courgette)
 add_subdirectory(glaze)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 096d31389e..c6e4aabdeb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -212,26 +212,6 @@
   message(STATUS "==> Python Virtual Environment detected : ${PYTHON_VENV_PATH}"  "  ==>  "  "Using python command: ${Python3_EXECUTABLE}" )
 endif()
 
-execute_process(
-    COMMAND ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} -c "import google.protobuf; 
-print(google.protobuf.__version__)"
-    RESULT_VARIABLE PROTOBUF_CHECK
-    OUTPUT_VARIABLE PROTOBUF_VERSION
-    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
-    ERROR_QUIET
-)
-
-if(PROTOBUF_CHECK EQUAL 0)
-    if(PROTOBUF_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.20.0" OR PROTOBUF_VERSION VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "4.0.0")
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "Python protobuf ${PROTOBUF_VERSION} found, but version (>=3.20, <4.0) is required. Run ./configure.sh to provision a local .venv with the correct version, or set SKIP_PYTHON_VENV=1 to manage protobuf via your system Python.")
-    else()
-        message(STATUS "Python protobuf ${PROTOBUF_VERSION} found (>=3.20, <4.0)")
-    endif()
-else()
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Python protobuf not found. Run ./configure.sh to provision a local .venv with the correct version (>=3.20, <4.0), or set SKIP_PYTHON_VENV=1 to manage protobuf via your system Python.")
-endif()
-
-
 add_subdirectory(libs)
 
 if (PLATFORM_DESKTOP)