diff --git a/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h b/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
index 937c0e55a9..575b57e4cf 100644
--- a/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
+++ b/lib/dns/include/dns/view.h
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ struct dns_view {
 #define DNS_VIEWATTR_REQSHUTDOWN 0x04
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LMDB
-#include <lmdb.h>
 #define DNS_LMDB_COMMON_FLAGS (MDB_CREATE | MDB_NOSUBDIR | MDB_NOLOCK)
 #ifndef __OpenBSD__
 #define DNS_LMDB_FLAGS (DNS_LMDB_COMMON_FLAGS)