diff --git a/rviz_common/include/rviz_common/ros_integration/ros_node_abstraction_iface.hpp b/rviz_common/include/rviz_common/ros_integration/ros_node_abstraction_iface.hpp
index e03165e53..728e4d845 100644
--- a/rviz_common/include/rviz_common/ros_integration/ros_node_abstraction_iface.hpp
+++ b/rviz_common/include/rviz_common/ros_integration/ros_node_abstraction_iface.hpp
@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@
 
 #include "rclcpp/rclcpp.hpp"
 
-namespace rclcpp
-{
-namespace executor
-{
-class Executor;
-}
-}
-
 namespace rviz_common
 {
 namespace ros_integration