diff --git a/src/FbTk/StringUtil.cc b/src/FbTk/StringUtil.cc
index 19bc8610..00d2e88a 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/StringUtil.cc
+++ b/src/FbTk/StringUtil.cc
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
 #include "StringUtil.hh"
 
-#include "../defaults.hh"
-
 #ifdef HAVE_CSTDIO
   #include <cstdio>
 #else