diff --git a/src/main/cpp/util/BUILD b/src/main/cpp/util/BUILD
index 4b4b4488252649..c1094dad07f77a 100644
--- a/src/main/cpp/util/BUILD
+++ b/src/main/cpp/util/BUILD
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package_group(
     ],
 )
 
-load("//tools/build_defs/pkg:pkg.bzl", "pkg_tar")
 load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library")
 
 cc_library(