diff --git a/libguile/_scm.h b/libguile/_scm.h
index 5716fa06f..b2a975731 100644
--- a/libguile/_scm.h
+++ b/libguile/_scm.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
  and differences between _scm.h and __scm.h.
  **********************************************************************/
 
-#include <verify.h>
 #include <alignof.h>
 #include "libguile/__scm.h"