diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 850aff7e7ed7ef3c59a233a5d363c85d5f2ab913..be4754cf452fd41941eac9a1cbebe6e86f91015b 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -979,9 +979,6 @@ grpc_cc_library(
     external_deps = [
         "cares",
     ],
-    external_deps = [
-        "cares",
-    ],
     language = "c",
     deps = [
         "grpc_base",