diff --git a/executable_semantics/syntax/BUILD b/executable_semantics/syntax/BUILD
index 1bc80df2c5c6..1d31cb479747 100644
--- a/executable_semantics/syntax/BUILD
+++ b/executable_semantics/syntax/BUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Exceptions. See /LICENSE for license information.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
-load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_binary", "cc_library")
+load("@rules_cc//cc:defs.bzl", "cc_library")
 
 package(default_visibility = ["//executable_semantics:__subpackages__"])