diff --git a/lib/internal/process/pre_execution.js b/lib/internal/process/pre_execution.js
index 1328d482433a68..8fad2fe617e4f8 100644
--- a/lib/internal/process/pre_execution.js
+++ b/lib/internal/process/pre_execution.js
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ function initializePermission() {
     ObjectFreeze(require('path'));
     process.emitWarning('Permission is an experimental feature',
                         'ExperimentalWarning');
-    const { has, deny } = require('internal/process/permission');
+    const { has } = require('internal/process/permission');
     const warnFlags = [
       '--allow-addons',
       '--allow-child-process',
@@ -608,7 +608,6 @@ function initializePermission() {
       configurable: false,
       value: {
         has,
-        deny,
       },
     });
   } else {