diff --git a/lib/fs.js b/lib/fs.js
index d48ca185ea5cf2..5dcc94d43482a9 100644
--- a/lib/fs.js
+++ b/lib/fs.js
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ const { FSReqCallback } = binding;
 const { toPathIfFileURL } = require('internal/url');
 const {
   customPromisifyArgs: kCustomPromisifyArgsSymbol,
-  deprecate,
   kEmptyObject,
   promisify: {
     custom: kCustomPromisifiedSymbol,