| diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt | |
| index 257f1807e4..2fcb543167 100644 | |
| --- a/CMakeLists.txt | |
| +++ b/CMakeLists.txt | |
| @@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ add_custom_target(google-cloud-cpp-protos) | |
| add_custom_target(doxygen-docs) | |
| add_custom_target(all-docfx) | |
| -find_package(absl CONFIG REQUIRED) | |
| if (GOOGLE_CLOUD_CPP_ENABLE_GRPC) | |
| find_package(gRPC REQUIRED QUIET) | |
| # `Protobuf_PROTOC_EXECUTABLE` is pretty standard. It has been in use by |