diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
index 22f6fc4947..891d2c3089 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_monitor_json.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
-#include "qemu_monitor_text.h"
 #include "qemu_monitor_json.h"
 #include "qemu_alias.h"
 #include "qemu_capabilities.h"