diff --git a/scripts/setup-ubuntu.sh b/scripts/setup-ubuntu.sh
index 29a5cf4a2d..dca7cf1990 100755
--- a/scripts/setup-ubuntu.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-ubuntu.sh
@@ -319,9 +319,6 @@ PACKAGES+=" swig"
 # Needed by binutils-cross
 PACKAGES+=" libzstd-dev"
 
-# Needed by tree-sitter-c
-PACKAGES+=" tree-sitter-cli"
-
 # Needed by wlroots
 PACKAGES+=" glslang-tools"