diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 7c0c187eac9..bbfa099a888 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -2553,7 +2553,7 @@ lazy val `engine-runner` = project
       val NI_MODULES =
         "org.graalvm.nativeimage,org.graalvm.nativeimage.builder,org.graalvm.nativeimage.base,org.graalvm.nativeimage.driver,org.graalvm.nativeimage.librarysupport,org.graalvm.nativeimage.objectfile,org.graalvm.nativeimage.pointsto,com.oracle.graal.graal_enterprise,com.oracle.svm.svm_enterprise"
       val JDK_MODULES =
-        "jdk.localedata,jdk.compiler.graal,jdk.httpserver,java.naming,java.net.http"
+        "jdk.localedata,jdk.httpserver,java.naming,java.net.http"
       val DEBUG_MODULES  = "jdk.jdwp.agent"
       val PYTHON_MODULES = "jdk.security.auth,java.naming"