diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
index ce5cd87c0..85944c7b7 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_tcp.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "spdk/endian.h"
 #include "spdk/assert.h"
 #include "spdk/string.h"
-#include "spdk/thread.h"
 #include "spdk/trace.h"
 #include "spdk/util.h"