diff --git a/libguile/error.h b/libguile/error.h
index a4a128bf6..6ada0c983 100644
--- a/libguile/error.h
+++ b/libguile/error.h
@@ -44,10 +44,8 @@
  */
 
 #include "libguile/__scm.h"
-#include "pairs.h"
 
 
-
 extern int scm_ints_disabled;
 extern SCM system_error_sym;