diff --git a/src/nvim/eval/deprecated.h b/src/nvim/eval/deprecated.h
index 04cf60218c..b870403aa4 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval/deprecated.h
+++ b/src/nvim/eval/deprecated.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>                // for true
 
 #include "nvim/eval/typval_defs.h"  // IWYU pragma: keep
-#include "nvim/message.h"           // for semsg
 #include "nvim/types_defs.h"  // IWYU pragma: keep
 
 #ifdef INCLUDE_GENERATED_DECLARATIONS