diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/config.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/config.ts
index 7defd208b0e3ce..e60ee4ca18fb6d 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/config.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/config.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ import { createLogger } from './logger'
 import type { DepOptimizationOptions } from './optimizer'
 import type { JsonOptions } from './plugins/json'
 import type { PackageCache } from './packages'
-import { findNearestNodeModules, findNearestPackageData } from './packages'
+import { findNearestPackageData } from './packages'
 import { loadEnv, resolveEnvPrefix } from './env'
 import type { ResolvedSSROptions, SSROptions } from './ssr'
 import { resolveSSROptions } from './ssr'