diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 58db59dce..52ba59f07 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ load(
 
 container_repositories()
 
-load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:package.bzl", "rules_nodejs_dependencies")
-
-rules_nodejs_dependencies()
-
 load("@build_bazel_rules_nodejs//:defs.bzl", "node_repositories", "yarn_install")
 
 node_repositories()