diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index c54005d2d2..1d63df0951 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project(':graph-schema-api')
     implementation project(':memory-usage')
     implementation project(':neo4j-api')
-    implementation project(':neo4j-settings')
     implementation project(':open-licensing')
     implementation project(':string-formatting')
     implementation project(':collections')