diff --git a/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_request.h b/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_request.h
index bc010d61519..47c4c621668 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_request.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_request.h
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 #ifndef OMPI_MTL_OFI_REQUEST_H
 #define OMPI_MTL_OFI_REQUEST_H
 
-#include "mtl_ofi.h"
-
 #ifndef container_of
 #    define container_of(ptr, type, member) ((type *) (((char *) (ptr)) - offsetof(type, member)))
 #endif