diff --git a/include/vlc_playlist.h b/include/vlc_playlist.h
index 68e7786b04d7faaf0ca8d9a09b3d8fe359e0bb87..e9033674d772e8729f1206e611ccf947c0d0b4ac 100644
--- a/include/vlc_playlist.h
+++ b/include/vlc_playlist.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 extern "C" {
 # endif
 
-#include <assert.h>
 #include <vlc_input.h>
 #include <vlc_events.h>
 #include <vlc_services_discovery.h>