diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qdir.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qdir.cpp
index 5a6f78df63d..dc0461a1e2c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qdir.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qdir.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <qstringbuilder.h>
 
 #ifdef QT_BUILD_CORE_LIB
-#  include "qresource.h"
 #  include "private/qcoreglobaldata_p.h"
 #endif