diff --git a/gnu/packages/gl.scm b/gnu/packages/gl.scm
index daec4b52bc..74875738e6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gl.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gl.scm
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ also known as DXTn or DXTC) for Mesa.")
             (_
              `()))
         ("makedepend" ,makedepend)
-        ("presentproto" ,presentproto)
         ("wayland" ,wayland)
         ("wayland-protocols" ,wayland-protocols)))
     (native-inputs
diff --git a/gnu/packages/xorg.scm b/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
index 825a40d439..4d62c8896a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
@@ -1629,7 +1629,8 @@ window contents from a pixmap in a well defined fashion, synchronizing
 with the display refresh and potentially using a more efficient
 mechanism than copying the contents of the source pixmap.")
     (license (license:x11-style "file://presentproto.h"
-                                "See 'presentproto.h' in the distribution."))))
+                                "See 'presentproto.h' in the distribution."))
+    (properties `((superseded . ,xorgproto)))))
 
 (define-public printproto
   (package
@@ -5097,7 +5098,6 @@ over Xlib, including:
       `(("libpciaccess" ,libpciaccess)
         ("mesa" ,mesa)
         ("pixman" ,pixman)
-        ("presentproto" ,presentproto)
         ("renderproto" ,renderproto)
         ("resourceproto" ,resourceproto)
         ("scrnsaverproto" ,scrnsaverproto)