diff --git a/src/compiler/GF/System/Catch.hs b/src/compiler/GF/System/Catch.hs
index 85d993435..950774947 100644
--- a/src/compiler/GF/System/Catch.hs
+++ b/src/compiler/GF/System/Catch.hs
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 module GF.System.Catch where
 import qualified System.IO.Error as S
 
-#include "cabal_macros.h"
-
 #if MIN_VERSION_base(4,4,0)
 catch = S.catchIOError
 try = S.tryIOError