diff --git a/src/binding/python/Error.cpp b/src/binding/python/Error.cpp
index 27d9c7d9b4..348c63f2cd 100644
--- a/src/binding/python/Error.cpp
+++ b/src/binding/python/Error.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include "openPMD/Error.hpp"
 
 #include "openPMD/binding/python/Common.hpp"
-#include <pybind11/pybind11.h>
 
 void init_Error(py::module &m)
 {