diff --git a/userspace/falco/falco_metrics.cpp b/userspace/falco/falco_metrics.cpp
index a053de06d11..f9362bc242c 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/falco_metrics.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/falco_metrics.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 #include "falco_metrics.h"
 
-#include "falco_utils.h"
-
 #include "app/state.h"
 
 #include <libsinsp/sinsp.h>