diff --git a/verbosity.c b/verbosity.c
index c9fa5728ca..418c526d00 100644
--- a/verbosity.c
+++ b/verbosity.c
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-#include <windows.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>