diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/BUILD.bazel b/src/google/protobuf/BUILD.bazel
index 4d3268bbca..69b881db13 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/BUILD.bazel
@@ -193,10 +193,7 @@ cc_library(
         "//:__subpackages__",
         "//src/google/protobuf:__subpackages__",
     ],
-    deps = [
-        ":port_def",
-        "@com_google_absl//absl/log:absl_check",
-    ],
+    deps = [":port_def"],
 )
 
 cc_test(
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/varint_shuffle.h b/src/google/protobuf/varint_shuffle.h
index 279c74b156..c0647474cd 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/varint_shuffle.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/varint_shuffle.h
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
 
-#include "absl/log/absl_check.h"  // for PROTOBUF_ASSUME
-
 // Must be included last.
 #include "google/protobuf/port_def.inc"