diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d90d246f9..d34e42f93 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1067,8 +1067,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS([src/cairo-no-features.h],
 #ifndef CAIRO_NO_FEATURES_H
 #define CAIRO_NO_FEATURES_H
 
-#include <cairo-features.h>
-
 /* This is a dummy header, to trick gtk-doc only */
 
 _EOF