diff --git a/franka_hw/include/franka_hw/franka_model_interface.h b/franka_hw/include/franka_hw/franka_model_interface.h
index 14e9f3c277acb6ad299643d81c46f7d60e0635c7..34be823a53b739696130e788576688b6176d7b92 100644
--- a/franka_hw/include/franka_hw/franka_model_interface.h
+++ b/franka_hw/include/franka_hw/franka_model_interface.h
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <array>
 #include <string>