diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/log_msg.h b/include/spdlog/details/log_msg.h
index f2976df8..30190f63 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/log_msg.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/log_msg.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "spdlog/common.h"
-#include <string>
 
 namespace spdlog {
 namespace details {