diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qwindowspipewriter.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qwindowspipewriter.cpp
index daa80687340..daad5427058 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qwindowspipewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qwindowspipewriter.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 ****************************************************************************/
 
 #include "qwindowspipewriter_p.h"
-#include <string.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE