diff --git a/libavcodec/vmdvideo.c b/libavcodec/vmdvideo.c
index df22f74fee..279c56ab4f 100644
--- a/libavcodec/vmdvideo.c
+++ b/libavcodec/vmdvideo.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include "libavutil/avassert.h"
 #include "libavutil/common.h"
 #include "libavutil/intreadwrite.h"