diff --git a/include/git2/odb_backend.h b/include/git2/odb_backend.h
index 7eadef33e..ba41f726c 100644
--- a/include/git2/odb_backend.h
+++ b/include/git2/odb_backend.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "types.h"
 #include "oid.h"
-#include "odb.h"
 
 /**
  * @file git2/backend.h