diff --git a/bindings/python/mapnik_rule.cpp b/bindings/python/mapnik_rule.cpp
index 046ea2a72..57707c4f7 100644
--- a/bindings/python/mapnik_rule.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/mapnik_rule.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <boost/python/suite/indexing/vector_indexing_suite.hpp>
 
 #include <mapnik/rule.hpp>
-#include <mapnik/filter.hpp>
 #include <mapnik/filter_factory.hpp>
 
 using namespace boost::python;