diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Plugin/ModuleDependencyTrait.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Plugin/ModuleDependencyTrait.php
index 1e278eb..8bc5266 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Plugin/ModuleDependencyTrait.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Plugin/ModuleDependencyTrait.php
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@
 trait ModuleDependencyTrait {
 
   /**
-   * The module handler.
-   *
-   * @var \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface
-   */
-  protected $moduleHandler;
-
-  /**
    * Filter out definitions with unmet module dependencies.
    *
    * @param array $definitions