diff --git a/bazel/system_python.bzl b/bazel/system_python.bzl
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--- a/bazel/system_python.bzl
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-# Copyright (c) 2009-2021, Google LLC
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
-# license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
-# https://developers.google.com/open-source/licenses/bsd
-
-"""Temporary alias to repository rule for using Python 3.x headers from the system."""
-
-load(
-    "//python/dist:system_python.bzl",
-    _system_python = "system_python",
-)
-
-# TODO: Temporary alias. This is deprecated and to be removed in a future
-# release. Users should now get system_python from protobuf_deps.bzl.
-system_python = _system_python