diff --git a/includes.h b/includes.h
index 2b74cef69a..1cbcffdecf 100644
--- a/includes.h
+++ b/includes.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 #include <netinet/ip6.h>
 #include <netinet/icmp6.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
-#include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #include <net/if.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <ifaddrs.h>