diff --git a/src/db_auth.c b/src/db_auth.c
index 7ee201f737da66d3049feb1eda0e1ff6b867a984..3eb63f3a655c71fba193739bd4590c53566ff3fe 100755
--- a/src/db_auth.c
+++ b/src/db_auth.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include "db_core.h"
 #include "db_auth.h"
 #include "http_status_code.h"
-#include <mongoc.h>
 
 #include "SimpleFIPS202.h"