diff --git a/hedera-node/hedera-addressbook-service-impl/build.gradle.kts b/hedera-node/hedera-addressbook-service-impl/build.gradle.kts
index 8c8758cdb8fa..6c467b8d103b 100644
--- a/hedera-node/hedera-addressbook-service-impl/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/hedera-node/hedera-addressbook-service-impl/build.gradle.kts
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ plugins {
 
 description = "Default Hedera AddressBook Service Implementation"
 
-dependencies { implementation(project(":swirlds-platform-core")) }
-
 mainModuleInfo { annotationProcessor("dagger.compiler") }
 
 testModuleInfo {