diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/openib/connect/btl_openib_connect_rdmacm.c b/opal/mca/btl/openib/connect/btl_openib_connect_rdmacm.c
index 6d98dfcecf..ce26219fe3 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/openib/connect/btl_openib_connect_rdmacm.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/openib/connect/btl_openib_connect_rdmacm.c
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@
 #include "btl_openib_ip.h"
 #include "btl_openib_ini.h"
 
-#include "ompi/runtime/mpiruntime.h"
-
 #if BTL_OPENIB_RDMACM_IB_ADDR
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>