diff --git a/src/plugins/platformthemes/gtk3/qgtk3interface.cpp b/src/plugins/platformthemes/gtk3/qgtk3interface.cpp
index 1a717aeb67e..8bb15c7c36b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platformthemes/gtk3/qgtk3interface.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platformthemes/gtk3/qgtk3interface.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include "qgtk3interface_p.h"
 #include "qgtk3storage_p.h"
 #include <QtCore/QMetaEnum>
-#include <QtCore/QSettings>
 #include <QtCore/QFileInfo>
 #include <QtGui/QFontDatabase>