diff --git a/dev-python/opentelemetry-proto/Manifest b/dev-python/opentelemetry-proto/Manifest
index 69bc29a555..3b54a30961 100644
--- a/dev-python/opentelemetry-proto/Manifest
+++ b/dev-python/opentelemetry-proto/Manifest
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-DIST opentelemetry-python-1.44.0.gh.tar.gz 1651335 BLAKE2B 9b1e6b9dbabaeccfc1e9fc267de0c882c78816abdec6d5344deccecca2c6d41736e1eb2fa7b5d85ed2e0047fa8fe23db1f4d2ae8e561f9c44ea1413754dde7f9 SHA512 310fa4d7b11aa6a4cfb498294e3c71e082e8fe2a9899c855f0968eb0b6eff91fc66921a0dad3b2075944a6f21b8802aea7d58baefd916f7909f1dae30bc7ad61
 DIST opentelemetry-python-1.45.0.gh.tar.gz 1715368 BLAKE2B 6a70a94f38df7b038eca1cf815ca93deaf58c94aac0996a24d08a0f9243651dd1e0c8c4f7daf9b1bc6274677ed1519fa0e9e72243fe266765a43fc6d50a4301a SHA512 c05f1fd1f6b2f8de830d2d2bdbaac01c47aa0b4615091f6fd78c39ef7e4aba10c2bd23ef4906e5b9e4ab46b2e55f8321f917c900bb930988d1cdfc85e9a77527
 DIST opentelemetry-python-1.45.1.gh.tar.gz 1716865 BLAKE2B c282a85b0cd5e4df839b26c2da42f9304cac18dc016968ab5c94a385a42e6391a34c5931eea87446547388615632a6fc45d4b54d7e6574e1ee6546357d2d8f28 SHA512 4cc2bd65bad17cdd6322067698c3e8078a96196bdaf6c61e559d3696c7afc9535bc0378de31f7a23eac25b5813dab7272dfa883fa85d57c2207de89b1bfe834b
 DIST opentelemetry-python-1.45.2.gh.tar.gz 1723278 BLAKE2B 6152d80ad685599a34cc6be8bd3b518e3d051b0bbaad8c9a4e1cd3d1d7f03ea0cf9e0f0a1e6baa577b291c5bc895b720d7854567f98b65c52a6ac92266208a34 SHA512 f3c6428f96a996aedefd2707dceb90d9b3b7e666fafebaf4473a58d4f88365c88ac61ad4f9946078ab8773769c1dbba5748e5b1c6819c25572d38a13757cf91d
diff --git a/dev-python/opentelemetry-proto/opentelemetry-proto-1.44.0.ebuild b/dev-python/opentelemetry-proto/opentelemetry-proto-1.44.0.ebuild
deleted file mode 100644
index f47c59357a..0000000000
--- a/dev-python/opentelemetry-proto/opentelemetry-proto-1.44.0.ebuild
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2026 Gentoo Authors
-# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
-
-EAPI=8
-
-DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=hatchling
-PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{12..15} )
-
-inherit distutils-r1
-
-MY_P="opentelemetry-python-${PV}"
-DESCRIPTION="OpenTelemetry Python Proto"
-HOMEPAGE="
-	https://opentelemetry.io/
-	https://pypi.org/project/opentelemetry-proto/
-	https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/
-"
-SRC_URI="
-	https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/archive/refs/tags/v${PV}.tar.gz
-		-> ${MY_P}.gh.tar.gz
-"
-S="${WORKDIR}/${MY_P}/${PN}"
-
-LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
-SLOT="0"
-KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm64 ~x86"
-
-RDEPEND="
-	>=dev-python/protobuf-5.0.0[${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
-"
-
-EPYTEST_PLUGINS=()
-distutils_enable_tests pytest