diff --git a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index bcb298407bd8b..9f17350b2505a 100644
--- a/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -873,9 +873,6 @@ add_dependencies(arrow_test_dependencies toolchain-tests)
 if(ARROW_STATIC_LINK_LIBS)
   add_dependencies(arrow_dependencies ${ARROW_STATIC_LINK_LIBS})
   if(ARROW_HDFS OR ARROW_ORC)
-    if(Protobuf_SOURCE STREQUAL "SYSTEM")
-      list(APPEND ARROW_STATIC_INSTALL_INTERFACE_LIBS ${ARROW_PROTOBUF_LIBPROTOBUF})
-    endif()
     if(NOT MSVC_TOOLCHAIN)
       list(APPEND ARROW_STATIC_LINK_LIBS ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
       list(APPEND ARROW_STATIC_INSTALL_INTERFACE_LIBS ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})