diff --git a/runtime/parsec/control/runtime_descriptor.c b/runtime/parsec/control/runtime_descriptor.c
index 06364f173e30e3fe9d7554d0cbbde22c0361b2e7..be513a3eabc39e37b9c7e68faa17646aad5af9ad 100644
--- a/runtime/parsec/control/runtime_descriptor.c
+++ b/runtime/parsec/control/runtime_descriptor.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include "chameleon_parsec.h"
 #include <parsec/data.h>
 #include <parsec/datatype.h>
-#include <parsec/data_dist/matrix/matrix.h>
 #include <parsec/arena.h>
 
 static int parsec_global_arena_index = 0;