diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.h b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
index f4cc147e022092eff6e7d80c3a5b68a333aa3202..43e5ff42a609a6cb61675bd3cd3bacbd3d9b1c29 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "parse-events.h"
 
 #include "thread.h"
-#include "sort.h"
 
 extern regex_t parent_regex;
 extern const char *sort_order;