diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/vsphere/vclib/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/vsphere/vclib/BUILD
index 794192566d5..b1297ec4df0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/vsphere/vclib/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/vsphere/vclib/BUILD
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/pkg/version:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/metrics/legacyregistry:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/vmware/govmomi/find:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/vmware/govmomi/object:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/vmware/govmomi/pbm:go_default_library",