diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 8c31de49e..a3b7003ee 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ lazy val utilLogging = project
     Test / fork := true,
     mimaSettings,
     mimaBinaryIssueFilters ++= Seq(
+      ProblemFilters.exclude[MissingClassProblem]("com.github.ghik.silencer.silent")
     ),
   )
   .configure(addSbtIO)
diff --git a/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/com/github/ghik/silencer/silent.scala b/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/com/github/ghik/silencer/silent.scala
deleted file mode 100644
index 239379461..000000000
--- a/internal/util-logging/src/main/scala/com/github/ghik/silencer/silent.scala
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * sbt
- * Copyright 2023, Scala center
- * Copyright 2011 - 2022, Lightbend, Inc.
- * Copyright 2008 - 2010, Mark Harrah
- * Licensed under Apache License 2.0 (see LICENSE)
- */
-
-package com.github.ghik.silencer
-
-import scala.annotation.Annotation
-
-/**
- * When silencer compiler plugin is enabled, this annotation suppresses all warnings emitted by
- * scalac for some portion of source code. It can be applied on any definition (`class`, def`,
- * `val`, `var`, etc.) or on arbitrary expression, e.g. {123; 456}: @silent`
- */
-class silent extends Annotation