diff --git a/keyboards/handwired/promethium/rules.mk b/keyboards/handwired/promethium/rules.mk
index 835b13c4f38..0842780cce2 100644
--- a/keyboards/handwired/promethium/rules.mk
+++ b/keyboards/handwired/promethium/rules.mk
@@ -70,6 +70,5 @@ PS2_USE_INT ?= yes
 # Do not enable SLEEP_LED_ENABLE. it uses the same timer as BACKLIGHT_ENABLE
 SLEEP_LED_ENABLE ?= no    # Breathing sleep LED during USB suspend
 
-include $(TMK_DIR)/protocol.mk
 SRC += $(QUANTUM_DIR)/light_ws2812.c
 SRC += rgbsps.c
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