diff --git a/include/wlr/backend/session.h b/include/wlr/backend/session.h
index e5deda574..3583b317e 100644
--- a/include/wlr/backend/session.h
+++ b/include/wlr/backend/session.h
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef WLR_BACKEND_SESSION_H
 #define WLR_BACKEND_SESSION_H
 
-#include <libudev.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <wayland-server-core.h>