diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 83aa6c1b026..a5bc779656f 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -68,14 +68,6 @@ use_repo(
     "envoy_api",
 )
 
-grpc_repo_deps_ext = use_extension("@com_github_grpc_grpc//bazel:grpc_deps.bzl", "grpc_repo_deps_ext")
-
-use_repo(
-    grpc_repo_deps_ext,
-    "com_envoyproxy_protoc_gen_validate",
-    "opencensus_proto",
-)
-
 maven = use_extension("@rules_jvm_external//:extensions.bzl", "maven")
 
 maven.install(