diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index e0728ef4b..d31426bfa 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 workspace(name = "df")
 
-load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive", "http_file")
+load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
 
 http_archive(
     name = "bazel_skylib",