diff --git a/share/dtrace/mbuf.d b/share/dtrace/mbuf.d
index d0878a4511e4..f8584596e250 100644
--- a/share/dtrace/mbuf.d
+++ b/share/dtrace/mbuf.d
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
  */
 
 #pragma D depends_on module kernel
-#pragma D depends_on provider mbuf
 
 /*
  * mbuf flags of global significance and layer crossing.