diff --git a/source/creator/creator.c b/source/creator/creator.c
index 1d39fd6f05a..ac8d6c9d8f5 100644
--- a/source/creator/creator.c
+++ b/source/creator/creator.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 #include "BLI_callbacks.h"
 #include "BLI_string.h"
 #include "BLI_system.h"
-#include "BLI_threads.h"
 
 /* mostly init functions */
 #include "BKE_appdir.h"