diff --git a/lib/opentelemetry/proto/trace/v1/trace.proto b/lib/opentelemetry/proto/trace/v1/trace.proto
index 9d0247fe..00d6b103 100644
--- a/lib/opentelemetry/proto/trace/v1/trace.proto
+++ b/lib/opentelemetry/proto/trace/v1/trace.proto
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ syntax = "proto3";
 
 package opentelemetry.proto.trace.v1;
 
-import "opentelemetry/proto/common/v1/common.proto";
-import "opentelemetry/proto/resource/v1/resource.proto";
-
 option java_multiple_files = true;
 option java_package = "io.opentelemetry.proto.trace.v1";
 option java_outer_classname = "TraceProto";