diff --git a/examples/tls/build.gradle b/examples/tls/build.gradle
index 27c6ee4d..b7fd9ae7 100644
--- a/examples/tls/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/tls/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ plugins {
 dependencies {
     implementation(project(":grpc-starters:grpc-boot-starter"))
     implementation("io.grpc:grpc-testing-proto")
-    implementation(project(":grpc-starters:grpc-starter-protovalidate"))
 
     testImplementation(project(":grpc-starters:grpc-starter-test"))
 }