diff --git a/cpp/include/raft/random/rng_device.cuh b/cpp/include/raft/random/rng_device.cuh
index 7d017fe4a9..b91bd28b6e 100644
--- a/cpp/include/raft/random/rng_device.cuh
+++ b/cpp/include/raft/random/rng_device.cuh
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "detail/rng_device.cuh"
-#include "rng.cuh"
 #include "rng_state.hpp"
 
 namespace raft {