diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 7c2f93819b5..4084128959d 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 workspace(name = "grpc_ecosystem_grpc_gateway")
 
-load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
 load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
 
 http_archive(