diff --git a/src/msg/async/AsyncMessenger.h b/src/msg/async/AsyncMessenger.h
index d4270b8c828..e59a67d2400 100644
--- a/src/msg/async/AsyncMessenger.h
+++ b/src/msg/async/AsyncMessenger.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ using namespace std;
 #include "include/atomic.h"
 #include "common/Cond.h"
 #include "common/Thread.h"
-#include "common/Throttle.h"
 
 #include "msg/SimplePolicyMessenger.h"
 #include "msg/DispatchQueue.h"