diff --git a/ompi/errhandler/errhandler.h b/ompi/errhandler/errhandler.h
index 64534c15a8..e0ae1a898e 100644
--- a/ompi/errhandler/errhandler.h
+++ b/ompi/errhandler/errhandler.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include "opal/class/opal_pointer_array.h"
 #include "opal/mca/pmix/pmix.h"
 
-#include "ompi/mca/rte/rte.h"
 #include "ompi/runtime/mpiruntime.h"
 #include "ompi/errhandler/errhandler_predefined.h"
 #include "ompi/errhandler/errcode-internal.h"