diff --git a/spawn.c b/spawn.c
index 37e2a7c4..7812696b 100644
--- a/spawn.c
+++ b/spawn.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <util.h>
 
 #include "tmux.h"