diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5f4b25f200..a41a0f7102 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ subprojects {
         ballerinaStdLibs "io.ballerina.stdlib:io-ballerina:${stdlibIoVersion}"
         ballerinaStdLibs "io.ballerina.stdlib:jballerina.java.arrays-ballerina:${stdlibJavaArraysVersion}"
         ballerinaStdLibs "io.ballerina.stdlib:random-ballerina:${stdlibRandomVersion}"
-        ballerinaStdLibs "io.ballerina.stdlib:regex-ballerina:${stdlibRegexVersion}"
         ballerinaStdLibs "io.ballerina.stdlib:time-ballerina:${stdlibTimeVersion}"
         ballerinaStdLibs "io.ballerina.stdlib:url-ballerina:${stdlibUrlVersion}"
         ballerinaStdLibs "io.ballerina.stdlib:xmldata-ballerina:${stdlibXmldataVersion}"