diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/cpp/wrappers/decimals.pxd b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/cpp/wrappers/decimals.pxd
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-# Copyright (c) 2021, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
-
-from libc.stdint cimport int64_t
-
-
-cdef extern from *:
-    ctypedef int64_t decimal64