diff --git a/docs/dev_environment.md b/docs/dev_environment.md
--- a/docs/dev_environment.md
+++ b/docs/dev_environment.md
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
 
 If you find yourself needing to modify the Protobuf schema files, you’ll need to set up the tools to run the codegen. Follow the steps below:
 
-- `brew install autoconf automake libtool curl make g++ unzip`
+- `brew install autoconf automake libtool curl make unzip`
 - `wget https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v3.15.8/protobuf-cpp-3.15.8.tar.gz`
 - `tar xfzv protobuf-cpp-3.15.8.tar.gz`
 - `cd protobuf-3.15.8`