diff --git a/include/boost/math/special_functions/math_fwd.hpp b/include/boost/math/special_functions/math_fwd.hpp
index 5d54fd14b..6669e3fe3 100644
--- a/include/boost/math/special_functions/math_fwd.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/math/special_functions/math_fwd.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <boost/math/policies/policy.hpp>
 #include <boost/mpl/comparison.hpp>
 #include <boost/config/no_tr1/complex.hpp>
-#include <complex>
 
 #define BOOST_NO_MACRO_EXPAND /**/