diff --git a/hw/core/ptimer.c b/hw/core/ptimer.c
index 6ba19fd965..eb5ba1aff7 100644
--- a/hw/core/ptimer.c
+++ b/hw/core/ptimer.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include "sysemu/cpu-timers.h"
 #include "sysemu/qtest.h"
 #include "block/aio.h"
-#include "sysemu/cpus.h"
 #include "hw/clock.h"
 
 #define DELTA_ADJUST     1