diff --git a/libavformat/hevc.c b/libavformat/hevc.c
index 94eb3a9cb1..df141aec26 100644
--- a/libavformat/hevc.c
+++ b/libavformat/hevc.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
  */
 
-#include "libavcodec/avcodec.h"
 #include "libavcodec/get_bits.h"
 #include "libavcodec/golomb.h"
 #include "libavcodec/hevc.h"