diff --git a/src/core_io.cpp b/src/core_io.cpp
index 7492e9ca50f..7ee0aa8eb2f 100644
--- a/src/core_io.cpp
+++ b/src/core_io.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
 #include <crypto/hex_base.h>
 #include <key_io.h>
-// IWYU incorrectly suggests replacing this header
-// with forward declarations.
-// See https://github.com/include-what-you-use/include-what-you-use/issues/1886.
-#include <primitives/block.h> // IWYU pragma: keep
+#include <primitives/block.h>
 #include <primitives/transaction.h>
 #include <script/descriptor.h>
 #include <script/interpreter.h>