diff --git a/src/shell/output/client.c b/src/shell/output/client.c
index 3ca1fb3c623b..dc018ed69daa 100644
--- a/src/shell/output/client.c
+++ b/src/shell/output/client.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "src/common/libioencode/ioencode.h"
 #include "ccan/str/str.h"
 
-#include "task.h"
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "info.h"
 #include "output/client.h"