diff --git a/doc/plugins.example/hello.c b/doc/plugins.example/hello.c
index d80265b258..55953380eb 100644
--- a/doc/plugins.example/hello.c
+++ b/doc/plugins.example/hello.c
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
  */
 
-#include "config.h"
-
 #define WS_BUILD_DLL
 #include <wireshark.h>
 #include <epan/packet.h>