diff --git a/server-tools/instance-manager/mysql_connection.cc b/server-tools/instance-manager/mysql_connection.cc
index c0f15eb6a63..dfa12f6f6e2 100644
--- a/server-tools/instance-manager/mysql_connection.cc
+++ b/server-tools/instance-manager/mysql_connection.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "protocol.h"
 #include "messages.h"
 #include "command.h"
-#include "factory.h"
 #include "parse.h"
 
 #include <mysql.h>