diff --git a/kernel/init.c b/kernel/init.c
index 66493dd3920201..042118837df6c3 100644
--- a/kernel/init.c
+++ b/kernel/init.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/dlist.h>
 #include <kernel_internal.h>
-#include <kswap.h>
 #include <drivers/entropy.h>
 #include <logging/log_ctrl.h>
 #include <tracing/tracing.h>