diff --git a/libavcodec/svq3.c b/libavcodec/svq3.c
index 4bb50b509b..67fa3172b4 100644
--- a/libavcodec/svq3.c
+++ b/libavcodec/svq3.c
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@
  *  ftp://ftp.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/samples/V-codecs/SVQ3/Vertical400kbit.sorenson3.mov
  */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ZLIB
-#include <zlib.h>
-#endif
-
 /**
  * @file svq3.c
  * svq3 decoder.