diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
index ac6830d8292b22..fc22cf5c605f38 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
  *
  * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  */
-#include <ctype.h>
 #include "util.h"
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <mntent.h>