diff --git a/wt-status.h b/wt-status.h
index 64f1ddc9fd..8849768e92 100644
--- a/wt-status.h
+++ b/wt-status.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef STATUS_H
 #define STATUS_H
 
-#include <stdio.h>
 #include "string-list.h"
 #include "color.h"
 #include "pathspec.h"