diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
index 768cc8ad..3e9952a7 100644
--- a/http.c
+++ b/http.c
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
 #include "event2/buffer.h"
 #include "event2/bufferevent.h"
 #include "event2/http_struct.h"
-#include "event2/http_compat.h"
 #include "event2/util.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "http-internal.h"