diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/tcp_wrap.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/tcp_wrap.ts
index 9e9b733cfb..d9f1c5356a 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/tcp_wrap.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/internal_binding/tcp_wrap.ts
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ import {
 } from "ext:deno_node/internal_binding/_listen.ts";
 import { nextTick } from "ext:deno_node/_next_tick.ts";
 
-import { core } from "ext:core/mod.js";
-const { internalRidSymbol } = core;
-
 /** The type of TCP socket. */
 enum socketType {
   SOCKET,