diff --git a/packages/babel-runtime/scripts/build-dist.js b/packages/babel-runtime/scripts/build-dist.js
index 3aee330207..5e73c94c67 100644
--- a/packages/babel-runtime/scripts/build-dist.js
+++ b/packages/babel-runtime/scripts/build-dist.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ paths.forEach(function (path) {
 
 var helpers    = require("babel-helpers");
 var babel      = require("../../babel-core");
-var util       = require("../../babel-core/lib/util");
 var t          = require("../../babel-types");
 
 function relative(filename) {