diff --git a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
index 5a1c8a00e6a..2900f0437d3 100644
--- a/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/extensionsystem/pluginmanager.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include "iplugin.h"
 
 #include <QtCore/QMetaProperty>
-#include <QtCore/QPluginLoader>
 #include <QtCore/QDir>
 #include <QtCore/QTextStream>
 #include <QtCore/QWriteLocker>