diff --git a/include/libvirt/libvirt-admin.h b/include/libvirt/libvirt-admin.h
index b3cfc93fcb..9997cc2880 100644
--- a/include/libvirt/libvirt-admin.h
+++ b/include/libvirt/libvirt-admin.h
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 #ifndef __VIR_ADMIN_H__
 # define __VIR_ADMIN_H__
 
-# include "internal.h"
-
 # ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 # endif