diff --git a/rosbag2_storage_mcap/src/mcap_storage.cpp b/rosbag2_storage_mcap/src/mcap_storage.cpp
index 20a6633abe..962b426427 100644
--- a/rosbag2_storage_mcap/src/mcap_storage.cpp
+++ b/rosbag2_storage_mcap/src/mcap_storage.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include <mcap/mcap.hpp>
 
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <filesystem>
 #include <memory>
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>