diff --git a/rust/kernel/types.rs b/rust/kernel/types.rs
index 9c5e7dbf1632..4329d3c2c2e5 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/types.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/types.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 };
 use pin_init::{PinInit, Wrapper, Zeroable};
 
-pub use crate::sync::aref::{ARef, AlwaysRefCounted};
-
 /// Used to transfer ownership to and from foreign (non-Rust) languages.
 ///
 /// Ownership is transferred from Rust to a foreign language by calling [`Self::into_foreign`] and