diff --git a/scala_proto/private/proto_to_scala_src.bzl b/scala_proto/private/proto_to_scala_src.bzl
index b3f7727def..c2b7db27fd 100644
--- a/scala_proto/private/proto_to_scala_src.bzl
+++ b/scala_proto/private/proto_to_scala_src.bzl
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ load(
     "//scala/private:common.bzl",
     "write_manifest_file",
 )
-load("//scala/private:rule_impls.bzl", "compile_scala")
 
 def _root_path(f):
     if f.is_source: