diff --git a/src/node_config_file.h b/src/node_config_file.h
index 938f3647d8eb8e..96ab6cfc0bc90d 100644
--- a/src/node_config_file.h
+++ b/src/node_config_file.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <string>
 #include <variant>
-#include "simdjson.h"
 #include "util-inl.h"
 
 namespace node {