diff --git a/pkg/proxy/winkernel/BUILD b/pkg/proxy/winkernel/BUILD
index 7ea992e6fef..127d854b88c 100644
--- a/pkg/proxy/winkernel/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/proxy/winkernel/BUILD
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//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",
     ] + select({
         "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/platform:windows": [
             "//pkg/api/v1/service:go_default_library",