diff --git a/sim/universe.cc b/sim/universe.cc
index 440c6363f8..feede514e9 100644
--- a/sim/universe.cc
+++ b/sim/universe.cc
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "base/files.hh"
 #include "base/misc.hh"
 #include "sim/universe.hh"
 #include "sim/host.hh"