diff --git a/folly/json.cpp b/folly/json.cpp
index e23a4695fff..43fd8c6b7a9 100644
--- a/folly/json.cpp
+++ b/folly/json.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <folly/Conv.h>
 #include <folly/Portability.h>
 #include <folly/Range.h>
-#include <folly/String.h>
 #include <folly/Unicode.h>
 #include <folly/Utility.h>
 #include <folly/lang/Bits.h>