diff --git a/src/util.cc b/src/util.cc
index 71b8ce914c..bdf4cc452a 100644
--- a/src/util.cc
+++ b/src/util.cc
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
-#include <filesystem>
 #include <random>
 
 #include "zeek/3rdparty/ConvertUTF.h"