diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a2da49d4178d..dc9340c51c18 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8309d9bd47fd..7593f27d955d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
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diff --git a/src/rest/APIRequest.js b/src/rest/APIRequest.js
index d710c58724f3..ce044c4711b0 100644
--- a/src/rest/APIRequest.js
+++ b/src/rest/APIRequest.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 const https = require('https');
 const FormData = require('@discordjs/form-data');
-const AbortController = require('abort-controller');
 const fetch = require('node-fetch');
 const { UserAgent } = require('../util/Constants');