diff --git a/hw/remote/proxy.c b/hw/remote/proxy.c
index 1c7786b52c..2052d721e5 100644
--- a/hw/remote/proxy.c
+++ b/hw/remote/proxy.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "qom/object.h"
 #include "qemu/event_notifier.h"
 #include "sysemu/kvm.h"
-#include "util/event_notifier-posix.c"
 
 static void probe_pci_info(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp);
 static void proxy_device_reset(DeviceState *dev);