diff --git a/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-collector.c b/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-collector.c
index 3c96065f..064586de 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-collector.c
+++ b/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-collector.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
 
 #include "mapped-ring-buffer.h"
 
-#include "sysprof-capture-writer.h"
 #include "sysprof-collector.h"
 
 #define MAX_UNWIND_DEPTH 128
diff --git a/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-collector.h b/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-collector.h
index 68ac6882..f234bc2f 100644
--- a/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-collector.h
+++ b/src/libsysprof-capture/sysprof-collector.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "sysprof-capture-types.h"
-#include "sysprof-capture-writer.h"
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS