diff --git a/softmmu/cpu-timers.c b/softmmu/cpu-timers.c
index 34ddfa02f1..204d946a17 100644
--- a/softmmu/cpu-timers.c
+++ b/softmmu/cpu-timers.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
-#include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "sysemu/cpus.h"
 #include "qemu/main-loop.h"
 #include "qemu/option.h"