diff --git a/Protobuf-C++.podspec b/Protobuf-C++.podspec
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index fb18117c1e008..0000000000000
--- a/Protobuf-C++.podspec
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@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-Pod::Spec.new do |s|
-  s.name     = 'Protobuf-C++'
-  s.version  = '5.30.0'
-  s.summary  = 'Protocol Buffers v3 runtime library for C++.'
-  s.homepage = 'https://github.com/google/protobuf'
-  s.license  = 'BSD-3-Clause'
-  s.authors  = { 'The Protocol Buffers contributors' => 'protobuf@googlegroups.com' }
-
-  # Ensure developers won't hit CocoaPods/CocoaPods#11402 with the resource
-  # bundle for the privacy manifest.
-  s.cocoapods_version = '>= 1.12.0'
-
-  s.source = { :git => 'https://github.com/google/protobuf.git',
-               :tag => "v#{s.version}" }
-
-  s.source_files = 'src/google/protobuf/*.{h,cc,inc}',
-                   'src/google/protobuf/stubs/*.{h,cc}',
-                   'src/google/protobuf/io/*.{h,cc}',
-                   'src/google/protobuf/util/*.{h,cc}'
-
-  # Excluding all the tests in the directories above
-  s.exclude_files = 'src/google/**/*_test.{h,cc,inc}',
-                    'src/google/**/*_unittest.{h,cc}',
-                    'src/google/protobuf/test_util*.{h,cc}',
-                    'src/google/protobuf/map_lite_test_util.{h,cc}',
-                    'src/google/protobuf/map_test_util*.{h,cc,inc}',
-                    'src/google/protobuf/reflection_tester.{h,cc}'
-
-  s.resource_bundle = {
-    "Protobuf-C++_Privacy" => "PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy"
-  }
-
-  s.header_mappings_dir = 'src'
-
-  s.ios.deployment_target = '15.0'
-  s.osx.deployment_target = '11.0'
-  # The following are best-effort / community supported, and are not covered by
-  # our official support policies: https://protobuf.dev/support/version-support/
-  s.tvos.deployment_target = '12.0'
-  s.watchos.deployment_target = '6.0'
-  s.visionos.deployment_target = '1.0'
-
-  s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
-    # Do not let src/google/protobuf/stubs/time.h override system API
-    'USE_HEADERMAP' => 'NO',
-    'ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS' => 'NO',
-    'HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS' => '"$(PODS_TARGET_SRCROOT)/src"'
-  }
-
-end