diff --git a/servers/slapd/attr.c b/servers/slapd/attr.c
index 77fdc7a1fe..9e8319f911 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/attr.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/attr.c
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #endif
 
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-
 #include "ldapconfig.h"
 #include "slap.h"