diff --git a/kded/kded.cpp b/kded/kded.cpp
index 933fc9837..f109b2e07 100644
--- a/kded/kded.cpp
+++ b/kded/kded.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include <QDebug>
 
 #include <KPluginFactory>
-#include <KStandardDirs>
 
 #include "config-kded.h"