diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index 257d64f7f1..e0b96bc840 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include "resolve-undo.h"
 #include "submodule-config.h"
 #include "submodule.h"
-#include "fscache.h"
 
 static const char * const checkout_usage[] = {
 	N_("git checkout [<options>] <branch>"),