diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2-alpha/lib/route.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2-alpha/lib/route.ts
index 2e933739a5b5b..ad098d68cf950 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2-alpha/lib/route.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ec2-alpha/lib/route.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { CfnEIP, CfnEgressOnlyInternetGateway, CfnInternetGateway, CfnNatGateway, CfnRoute, CfnRouteTable, CfnVPCGatewayAttachment, CfnVPNGateway, CfnVPNGatewayRoutePropagation, GatewayVpcEndpoint, IRouteTable, IVpcEndpoint, RouterType } from 'aws-cdk-lib/aws-ec2';
-import { Construct, IConstruct, IDependable } from 'constructs';
+import { Construct, IDependable } from 'constructs';
 import { Annotations, Duration, IResource, Resource } from 'aws-cdk-lib/core';
 import { IVpcV2, VPNGatewayV2Options } from './vpc-v2-base';
 import { NetworkUtils, allRouteTableIds } from './util';
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ export class RouteTargetType {
 /**
  * Interface to define a route.
  */
-export interface IRouteV2 extends IConstruct, IResource {
+export interface IRouteV2 extends IResource {
   /**
    * The ID of the route table for the route.
    * @attribute routeTable