diff --git a/memory.c b/memory.c
index ac6f3c6a19..886f838951 100644
--- a/memory.c
+++ b/memory.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "exec/ioport.h"
 #include "qemu/bitops.h"
 #include "qom/object.h"
-#include "sysemu/kvm.h"
 #include "trace.h"
 #include <assert.h>