diff --git a/tools/blktap2/drivers/block-remus.c b/tools/blktap2/drivers/block-remus.c
index 079588d82006..740180041fe3 100644
--- a/tools/blktap2/drivers/block-remus.c
+++ b/tools/blktap2/drivers/block-remus.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <sys/param.h>
-#include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>