diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 439d3464..2c06765c 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <imsg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>