diff --git a/kotlin/internal/utils/BUILD.release.bazel b/kotlin/internal/utils/BUILD.release.bazel
index d03419764..cdd15e464 100644
--- a/kotlin/internal/utils/BUILD.release.bazel
+++ b/kotlin/internal/utils/BUILD.release.bazel
@@ -11,7 +11,3 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-
-load("//kotlin/internal:toolchains.bzl", "kt_configure_toolchains")
-
-kt_configure_toolchains()
diff --git a/src/main/starlark/core/repositories/BUILD.release.bazel b/src/main/starlark/core/repositories/BUILD.release.bazel
index d03419764..cdd15e464 100644
--- a/src/main/starlark/core/repositories/BUILD.release.bazel
+++ b/src/main/starlark/core/repositories/BUILD.release.bazel
@@ -11,7 +11,3 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-
-load("//kotlin/internal:toolchains.bzl", "kt_configure_toolchains")
-
-kt_configure_toolchains()