diff --git a/oci/private/load.bzl b/oci/private/load.bzl
index f9b6874f..49a68f57 100644
--- a/oci/private/load.bzl
+++ b/oci/private/load.bzl
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ def _load_impl(ctx):
 
     return [
         DefaultInfo(
-            files = depset([mtree_spec]),
             runfiles = runfiles,
             executable = runnable_loader,
         ),