diff --git a/src/tracing/node_trace_writer.h b/src/tracing/node_trace_writer.h
index 7d8294afc2..5abb3e2a61 100644
--- a/src/tracing/node_trace_writer.h
+++ b/src/tracing/node_trace_writer.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ namespace tracing {
 
 using v8::platform::tracing::TraceObject;
 using v8::platform::tracing::TraceWriter;
-using v8::platform::tracing::TracingController;
 
 class NodeTraceWriter : public TraceWriter {
  public: