diff --git a/src/common/sandbox.c b/src/common/sandbox.c
index 743d79ded7..4224e03e2b 100644
--- a/src/common/sandbox.c
+++ b/src/common/sandbox.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #include <sys/prctl.h>
 #include <linux/futex.h>
 #include <bits/signum.h>
-#include <event2/event.h>
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <seccomp.h>