diff --git a/src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c b/src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c
index 0fda55af0fc..94f92dd7343 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/init/postinit.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 #include "pgstat.h"
 #include "postmaster/autovacuum.h"
 #include "postmaster/postmaster.h"
-#include "postmaster/startup.h"
 #include "replication/walsender.h"
 #include "storage/bufmgr.h"
 #include "storage/fd.h"