diff --git a/builtin/apply.c b/builtin/apply.c
index 3f099b9605..555219de40 100644
--- a/builtin/apply.c
+++ b/builtin/apply.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "builtin.h"
 #include "parse-options.h"
-#include "lockfile.h"
 #include "apply.h"
 
 static const char * const apply_usage[] = {