diff --git a/packages/payload/src/bin/build.ts b/packages/payload/src/bin/build.ts
index a35da089639..362390986d1 100755
--- a/packages/payload/src/bin/build.ts
+++ b/packages/payload/src/bin/build.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-import payload from '..'
 import loadConfig from '../config/load'
 
 export const build = async (): Promise<void> => {
   const config = await loadConfig() // Will throw its own error if it fails
 
-  await payload.config.admin.bundler.build(config)
+  await config.admin.bundler.build(config)
 }
 
 // when build.js is launched directly