diff --git a/rust/kernel/lib.rs b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
index 19e9662eabc9ec..972c7ad8a1a8c2 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 #[cfg(not(CONFIG_RUST))]
 compile_error!("Missing kernel configuration for conditional compilation");
 
-extern crate alloc;
-
 use core::panic::PanicInfo;
 
 mod allocator;