diff --git a/src/request_util.h b/src/request_util.h
index 2af8744..2729faa 100644
--- a/src/request_util.h
+++ b/src/request_util.h
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef HS_REQUEST_UTIL_H
 #define HS_REQUEST_UTIL_H
 
-#include "common.h"
-
 // http version indicators
 #define HTTP_1_0 0
 #define HTTP_1_1 1