diff --git a/libavutil/internal.h b/libavutil/internal.h
index 454c59aa50..001103142b 100644
--- a/libavutil/internal.h
+++ b/libavutil/internal.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "config.h"
 #include "attributes.h"
-#include "timer.h"
 #include "macros.h"
 #include "pixfmt.h"