diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apprunner/package.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apprunner/package.json
index a9c982a6cd9b0..0627cfbcc38fa 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apprunner/package.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apprunner/package.json
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
   },
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@aws-cdk/assert-internal": "0.0.0",
     "@aws-cdk/assertions": "0.0.0",
     "@aws-cdk/cdk-build-tools": "0.0.0",
     "@aws-cdk/cdk-integ-tools": "0.0.0",