diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 73741297794..12604288019 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -68,12 +68,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
       with:
         update: true
-        install: mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain make mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake mingw-w64-x86_64-ccache mingw-w64-x86_64-boost mingw-w64-x86_64-openssl mingw-w64-x86_64-zeromq mingw-w64-x86_64-libsodium mingw-w64-x86_64-hidapi mingw-w64-x86_64-libusb mingw-w64-x86_64-unbound git mingw-w64-x86_64-rust
-    - shell: msys2 {0}
-      run: |
-           curl -O https://repo.msys2.org/mingw/mingw64/mingw-w64-x86_64-protobuf-c-1.4.1-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
-           curl -O https://repo.msys2.org/mingw/mingw64/mingw-w64-x86_64-protobuf-21.9-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
-           pacman --noconfirm -U mingw-w64-x86_64-protobuf-c-1.4.1-1-any.pkg.tar.zst mingw-w64-x86_64-protobuf-21.9-1-any.pkg.tar.zst
+        install: mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain make mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake mingw-w64-x86_64-ccache mingw-w64-x86_64-boost mingw-w64-x86_64-openssl mingw-w64-x86_64-zeromq mingw-w64-x86_64-libsodium mingw-w64-x86_64-hidapi mingw-w64-x86_64-protobuf mingw-w64-x86_64-libusb mingw-w64-x86_64-unbound mingw-w64-x86_64-rust git pkg-config
     - name: build
       run: |
         ${{env.CCACHE_SETTINGS}}
diff --git a/contrib/guix/libexec/cargo.sh b/contrib/guix/libexec/cargo.sh
index ec4d3acd2a4..831371f9431 100644
--- a/contrib/guix/libexec/cargo.sh
+++ b/contrib/guix/libexec/cargo.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1 cargo vendor --locked --sync /monero/rustc-1.82.0-src/library/
 # Create deterministic dependency archive
 cd /vendor
 
-find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | grep -Ev "($allowed_pattern)" | xargs rm -rf
+#find . -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | grep -Ev "($allowed_pattern)" | xargs rm -rf
 
 find . -type f -regex ".*\.\(a\|dll\|exe\|lib\)$" -delete
 #find . -type f -name ".cargo-checksum.json" -print0 | xargs -0 -I% sh -c 'echo "{\"package\":null,\"files\":{}}" > "%"'