diff --git a/src/rgw/rgw_rest.cc b/src/rgw/rgw_rest.cc
index 99eb090e9dc..9d978d1a4f1 100644
--- a/src/rgw/rgw_rest.cc
+++ b/src/rgw/rgw_rest.cc
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #include "rgw_rest_s3.h"
 #include "rgw_swift_auth.h"
 
-#include "rgw_formats.h"
-
 #include "rgw_client_io.h"
 #include "rgw_resolve.h"