diff --git a/xbob/io/include/xbob.io/api.h b/xbob/io/include/xbob.io/api.h
index 89e7a448c98a97fbc34a2e99fb90c18a3f528477..9b13cd6a334179e4b65c513e295f26c4158d1c3b 100644
--- a/xbob/io/include/xbob.io/api.h
+++ b/xbob/io/include/xbob.io/api.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #include <bob/io/VideoWriter.h>
 #endif /* WITH_FFMPEG */
 
-#include <boost/preprocessor/stringize.hpp>
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 #include <Python.h>