diff --git a/ompi/mpi/fortran/use-mpi-f08/init_f08.F90 b/ompi/mpi/fortran/use-mpi-f08/init_f08.F90
index 436899f053..1b1471d3f3 100644
--- a/ompi/mpi/fortran/use-mpi-f08/init_f08.F90
+++ b/ompi/mpi/fortran/use-mpi-f08/init_f08.F90
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 ! $COPYRIGHT$
 
 subroutine MPI_Init_f08(ierror)
-   use :: mpi_f08_interfaces
    use :: mpi_f08, only : ompi_init_f
    implicit none
    INTEGER, OPTIONAL, INTENT(OUT) :: ierror