diff --git a/server/modules/filter/luafilter/luafilter.cc b/server/modules/filter/luafilter/luafilter.cc
index 8de0724c8..a8a16e92f 100644
--- a/server/modules/filter/luafilter/luafilter.cc
+++ b/server/modules/filter/luafilter/luafilter.cc
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 #include <lualib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <maxscale/alloc.h>
-#include <maxscale/debug.h>
 #include <maxscale/filter.h>
 #include <maxscale/log.h>
 #include <maxscale/modutil.h>