diff --git a/ndb/include/util/NdbSqlUtil.hpp b/ndb/include/util/NdbSqlUtil.hpp
index 53a6cebeb04..a79245868e0 100644
--- a/ndb/include/util/NdbSqlUtil.hpp
+++ b/ndb/include/util/NdbSqlUtil.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #ifndef NDB_SQL_UTIL_HPP
 #define NDB_SQL_UTIL_HPP
 
-#include <string.h>
 #include <ndb_global.h>
 #include <kernel/ndb_limits.h>