diff --git a/libavcodec/old_codec_ids.h b/libavcodec/old_codec_ids.h
index b956264f38..c7aa0e0a12 100644
--- a/libavcodec/old_codec_ids.h
+++ b/libavcodec/old_codec_ids.h
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 #ifndef AVCODEC_OLD_CODEC_IDS_H
 #define AVCODEC_OLD_CODEC_IDS_H
 
-#include "libavutil/common.h"
-
 /*
  * This header exists to prevent new codec IDs from being accidentally added to
  * the deprecated list.