--- a/src/cpp/session/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/cpp/session/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@
 if(NOT EXISTS "${RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/common/mathjax")
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Mathjax not found (re-run install-dependencies script to install)")
 endif()
-if(NOT EXISTS "${RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/common/pandoc")
-  message(FATAL_ERROR "pandoc not found (re-run install-dependencies script to install)")
-endif()
 if(NOT EXISTS "${RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/common/rmarkdown")
   message(FATAL_ERROR "rmarkdown package not found (re-run install-dependencies script to install)")
 endif()
@@ -337,12 +334,6 @@
    install(DIRECTORY "${RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/common/mathjax"
            DESTINATION "${RSTUDIO_INSTALL_SUPPORTING}/resources")
 
-   # install pandoc
-   set(PANDOC_BIN "${RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/common/pandoc/1.12.3")
-   file(GLOB PANDOC_FILES "${PANDOC_BIN}/pandoc*")
-   install(PROGRAMS ${PANDOC_FILES}
-           DESTINATION  ${RSTUDIO_INSTALL_BIN}/pandoc)
-
    # install rmarkdown package
    file(GLOB RMARKDOWN_PACKAGE "${RSTUDIO_DEPENDENCIES_DIR}/common/rmarkdown*.tar.gz")
    install(FILES ${RMARKDOWN_PACKAGE}