diff --git a/include/spdlog/fmt/fmt.h b/include/spdlog/fmt/fmt.h
index e38809d0..616af0cc 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/fmt/fmt.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/fmt/fmt.h
@@ -22,7 +22,4 @@
 #else // external fmtlib
 #include <fmt/core.h>
 #include <fmt/format.h>
-#if defined(SPDLOG_FMT_PRINTF)
-#include <fmt/printf.h>
-#endif
 #endif