diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index a9da3098c3..967089306b 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -143,7 +143,3 @@ load(
 
 apple_support_dependencies()
 
-load("@upb//bazel:repository_defs.bzl", "bazel_version_repository")
-
-bazel_version_repository(name = "bazel_version")
-