diff --git a/lib/highlevel.c b/lib/highlevel.c
index 9c1a36c4f39058dbbec6bd8031748280ce61fb3c..3e5403034a816afaeaf03b7d1cc1adee29ffeed8 100644
--- a/lib/highlevel.c
+++ b/lib/highlevel.c
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@
 #include "getpass.h"
 #include "progress.h"
 #include "getdate.h"
-#include "writeout.h"
 
 #define _MPRINTF_REPLACE /* use our functions only */
 #include <curl/mprintf.h>